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February 22nd 06, 05:20 AM
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Windows Messenger/MSN messenger
Can anyone tell me why I have Windows Messenger and MSN messenger on my
computer? They are the same are they not? Can I uninstall one of them instead of having both? Thanks for any input! 
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February 22nd 06, 07:39 AM
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Windows Messenger/MSN messenger
yes you can uninstall either. if you uninstall msn messenger you will lose a
lot of the bells and whistles that it has as compared to windows messenger. i personally dislike the bells and whistles, and therefore do not use msn messenger (i especially hate the advertisements) "Laura" wrote: Can anyone tell me why I have Windows Messenger and MSN messenger on my computer? They are the same are they not? Can I uninstall one of them instead of having both? Thanks for any input!
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February 22nd 06, 05:33 PM
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Windows Messenger/MSN messenger
I questioned this myself..
I think windows messenger is the base for MSN messenger.. if you remove windows messenger, msn messenger will not run. Just ignore it, and make sure MSN Messenger is in your startup, not windows messenger pl "Laura" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me why I have Windows Messenger and MSN messenger on my computer? They are the same are they not? Can I uninstall one of them instead of having both? Thanks for any input!
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February 23rd 06, 04:01 PM
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Windows Messenger/MSN messenger
Nope, they are not the same.
Install Windows Messenger 5.1 (install can be found on Microsoft's Downloads site), then launch. Go to Tools,Options, Preferences tab and take off check mark next to "Run Windows Messenger when Windows Starts". OK and exit Windows Messenger. Now Windows Messenger will no longer automatically load. You can uninstall it, but if you do you will lose access to a few features that is shared with MSN Messenger. "Laura" wrote in message ... Can anyone tell me why I have Windows Messenger and MSN messenger on my computer? They are the same are they not? Can I uninstall one of them instead of having both? Thanks for any input!
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