I've seen many posts on how to stop this idiotic program. Even if you uncheck the option on MSConfig, when you go to Hot Mail the Messenger popup come back again. Here is the tip: Don't mess your registry, just uncheck the option on MSConfig and rename the Messenger folder as anything you want(i.e. MessengerOLD, MessengerNo or Messengerbuzzof).

Way do that when you can delete it if you want to get ride of it.

Hey Lozer, please tell us how you could "delete" Messenger without tweaks in registry.

Uninstall Windows Messenger ? Click Start > Run and in the Open: box type the following command (press OK when done): RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove ================================= Uninstall Additional Windows Components To add additional components to the Add/Remove Programs list (Windows Components): Start Windows Explorer, and navigate to the inf folder in your Windows folder. Windows Explorer must be set to Show hidden files and folders. You can adjust this from the Tools menu, Folder Options, View tab (and while you are there, un-check Hide extensions for known file types too). Now find the file Sysoc.inf, and Open it (double-click) You will find several lines that include the word hide: xxxx=xxxx.dll,xxxx,xxxx.inf,hide,7 Remove the word hide, so that the line now reads: xxxx=xxxx.dll,xxxx,xxxx.inf,,7 Save the file, and close it Select Add or Remove Programs in Control Panlel and click on Add/Remove Windows Components Several additional Windows components will now be listed, and you will be able to remove them Here's a list what some of the listings mean: WBEM - Windows Management Instrumentation com - COM+ (Provides support for developing and deploying distributed, component-based applications) dtc - Distributed Transaction Coordinator (Coordinates distributed transactions between multiple clients, servers, and resource managers) AutoUpdate - Windows Automatic Updates msmsgs - Windows Messenger CommApps - Communications MultiM - Multimedia AccessOpt - Accessibility Wizard Pinball - Yep, the game MSWordPad - WordPad I would be careful about uninstalling certain parts (WEBM, com, dtc, and maybe even CommApps and MultiM), as it might break some functions in Windows! Also note that some items will be listed as a sub-item from other items. For example, Pinball will be a sub item of Games, which in itself is a sub item from Accessories and Utilities.

the easiest way is still to remove the "hidden" entry in the inf file and just uninstall it from windows setup...no registry, no deleting, no dangers.

I did the same thing that Mike did but the tip of Martin is also a good and easy solution. The other post is very complicated and too dangerous for newbies.

...well....not every one is a newbie..or do have the nerve for some tweakin of the registry...nothing can possible go wrong but Windows....