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MSN off my desktop

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Name: Charlie
Date: January 27, 1999 at 13:11:49 Pacific
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Does anyone know how to get rid of MSN from my desktop?? I also have an empty folder that can't be opened and just sits on my desktop that is annoying me. There is no delete option for either. Isn't there registry settings I can tweak to get rid of it?? Or is there another way... please help!!



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Response Number 1
Name: Mike
Date: January 27, 1999 at 13:25:12 Pacific
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Right Click on the Icon and it will show you the delete option


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Response Number 2
Name: charlie
Date: January 28, 1999 at 10:55:54 Pacific
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As I stated, there is no option for that.


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Response Number 3
Name: Daisy
Date: January 29, 1999 at 15:35:10 Pacific
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GO get TWEAK UI, its free! It will remove Network Neighborhood and MSN icons from your desktop.
You can get it a Download.com, Microsoft.com/windows95, and many other free download sites.


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Response Number 4
Name: Rich
Date: October 5, 1999 at 20:06:33 Pacific
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Charlie,
Did you ever find out how to remove it?


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Response Number 5
Name: Brad
Date: October 17, 1999 at 09:39:24 Pacific
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Charlie, Daisy, Mike, Rich;

The MSN icon is VERY annoying! Go to the following key using "regedit" from start/run (for win9x and NT).
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace].

Step through the subkeys until you find the key representing the MSN icon (or the icon you want to remove). After you delete the key the icon should go away.

Good luck.


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Response Number 6
Name: Shane
Date: December 4, 1999 at 11:25:30 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks Brad,

This does work but you do have to restart after you delete the key.

No More Evil MSN Icon! :-)


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Response Number 7
Name: Shawna
Date: December 10, 1999 at 16:52:24 Pacific
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I don't want MSN to be my browser page upon logging on to my internet service!!! Can't get rid of it. I want my earthlink page as my default browser. HELP!!!


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Response Number 8
Name: Nicholas Snyder
Date: January 11, 2000 at 20:07:48 Pacific
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After switching to earthlink I still have MSN on the desktop & bar plus every 60 seconds during internet access MSN asks me for my old name/passwd. Windows can't uninstall because add/remove has no references. Help!


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Response Number 9
Name: mel
Date: February 20, 2000 at 18:35:17 Pacific
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Can't get the "free month" folders and files out of Programs! Help----It is good, but of course MS wants to take over every operation and I just want these out of Programs!


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Response Number 10
Name: Bob Huston
Date: March 18, 2000 at 06:19:23 Pacific
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How can i get rid of MNS entirely? I use aol and do not need any other. How do I get AOL tobe my default system??


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Response Number 11
Name: John Peters
Date: June 1, 2000 at 20:51:56 Pacific
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Thanks Brad, I have been looking in the reg file but could not find the MSN icon. Works like a charm. PS You do not need to restart the PC, just right click the mouse on the desktop and click refresh and it is removed.


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Response Number 12
Name: Ron Dursky
Date: June 11, 2000 at 12:29:55 Pacific
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How do I delete the web pages out of the MNS Directory on the left side of my screen?


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Response Number 13
Name: TC
Date: September 13, 2000 at 19:51:22 Pacific
Reply:

I found an article on the internet that shows me how to delete the annoying msn icon on my windows desktop.

Note you should backup your registry or have a way to "undo" system changes before you start.
(i didn't and i was lucky that it turned out fine)

Here is how you'll delete the icon.

1) go to start menu and then click on run.

2 type in regedit

It will open into the windwos registry program

3) follow these directories: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\

4) when you get to the namespace directory, right click on its subdirectory: {88667D10-10F0-11D0-8150-00AA00BF8457} and press delete.

5) after confirming the delete, exit the registry editing program and go back to your desktop. Refresh the your desktop by pressing F5. Hopefully, the annoying icon will disappear. You should restart your computer.

Please understand that i am trying to help that and am not responsible any files lost or problems afterward. (It worked fine on my system so I think it sould work fine on yours')


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Response Number 14
Name: Rabakah
Date: September 20, 2000 at 20:02:14 Pacific
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Hey TC, I want to try that but if I do will I be able to use MSN. I just want to get rid of the desktop icon.


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Response Number 15
Name: whatzaname
Date: September 22, 2000 at 10:38:30 Pacific
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Thank you thank you thank you! TC and others who explained (in perfect detail) how to get rid of that annoying little MSN butterfly!!! I thought I'd get creative and reassociate it to something else, since MS insisted it "could not" be deleted..(don't EVER tell me something on MY computer HAS to stay there, just bc I was dumb enough to try out MSN!!) BUT I couldn't reassociate it or anything else...until now! I didn't back up my registry (I'm a BAD girl) but everything is fine now. Good karma to you!


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Response Number 16
Name: Rick
Date: September 27, 2000 at 19:02:00 Pacific
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Not only do I want the icon removed from my desktop, but I want all MSN files removed from my hard drive. I can get rid of it using the Add/Remove. But that isn't taking it off my hard drive. I need the space!!! Any help???


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Response Number 17
Name: rob
Date: October 13, 2000 at 03:00:15 Pacific
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can you tell me how to get rid of a icon on my screen that i no longer require


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Response Number 18
Name: jeff
Date: October 26, 2000 at 09:10:22 Pacific
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thanks for the regedit info!!! it worked great, no more stupid icon!!


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Response Number 19
Name: Cesar
Date: October 28, 2000 at 14:45:07 Pacific
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I want all msn files/folders of my desktop, how can i do that? using win98


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Response Number 20
Name: Terry
Date: December 9, 2000 at 02:17:23 Pacific
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Thank you Brad and TC. worked great. I have spent hours looking for this kind of solution. The MSN site certainally is no help.They are getting worse every day.


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Response Number 21
Name: Jay R. Proctor
Date: December 30, 2000 at 11:10:20 Pacific
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How do I get the butterfly Icon back on the desktop for msn home page?


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