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Get Rid of Windows and MSN Messengers Completely
I want to be rid of both Windows Messenger and MSN
Messenger. Windows Messenger opens every time I open Internet Explorer. I don't want it to. I've disabled it and I've uninstalled it using control paneladd/remove windows components. I've edited the registry. The little ******* is still there and running in the background. If I wanted the program to run, I would ask for it. I prefer Trillian and MyJabber. How do I remove every trace of the messengers on my Windows XP computers? |
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Get Rid of Windows and MSN Messengers Completely
Greetings Catherine,
You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) but if you do, you will be preventing Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing from working. However, if you don't use this functionality that would be disabled by removing Messenger, you can simply remove it by closing down Messenger if it's running (right click the messenger icon in the notification area/system tray and click close). Then click the start button, then click Run and type in (copy-paste if you like): RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove Then click OK. Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and screenshots, go to, http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7 ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay. You *must* contact me for redistribution rights. "Catherine" wrote in message ... I want to be rid of both Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger. Windows Messenger opens every time I open Internet Explorer. I don't want it to. I've disabled it and I've uninstalled it using control paneladd/remove windows components. I've edited the registry. The little ******* is still there and running in the background. If I wanted the program to run, I would ask for it. I prefer Trillian and MyJabber. How do I remove every trace of the messengers on my Windows XP computers? |
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