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How to remove windows messenger ?

Name: shaky86
Date: August 16, 2004 at 14:44:24 Pacific
OS: winxp Pro
CPU/Ram: 368 Ram/ 733 Mhz Processo

Comment:

Hi,
I have winxp Professional installed on my system and in xp windows messenger is installed already which has expired now and i m unable to sign in, but now i have installed msn 6.2 and i don't need windows messenger any more.
So i want to know that how can i get rid of win messenger i mean to that how can i remove windows messenger because i don't need it now.
Plz help me !
Bye.

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Response Number 1

Name: computech911
Date: August 16, 2004 at 15:04:21 Pacific

Reply:

Goto Control Panel>Administrative tools>Services
Look for messenger, then disable.
Computech911

Response Number 2

Name: computech911
Date: August 16, 2004 at 15:07:25 Pacific

Reply:

Another way of doing this is located here:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089
computech911

Response Number 3

Name: Wombat
Date: August 16, 2004 at 16:25:57 Pacific

Reply:

Go to Start / Run the paste this "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove" without the quotes...
Iligitimi non carborundum est

Response Number 4

Name: yankanuk
Date: August 16, 2004 at 16:33:43 Pacific

Reply:

This page may help you:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
If you need a simple solution, try mine. I try to give advise on things that have happened to my PC. Changes in registry can be FATAL!

Response Number 5

Name: jam
Date: August 16, 2004 at 16:55:54 Pacific

Reply:

Hey yankanuk,
This method (from the same site) is much better:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

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Response Number 6

Name: ham30
Date: August 16, 2004 at 17:06:20 Pacific

Reply:

Wombat's suggestion in response #3 works.

Response Number 7

Name: jam
Date: August 16, 2004 at 17:17:35 Pacific

Reply:

So does mine! lol

Response Number 8

Name: itmdtr
Date: August 16, 2004 at 18:00:55 Pacific

Reply:

I just renamed the folder in C:\Program Files, and it no longer runs. If I ever want to use it, I'll just rename the folder back to the original.

Response Number 9

Name: 4004
Date: August 17, 2004 at 01:26:21 Pacific

Reply:

No need to remove, if you update to version Windows Messenger 4.7 you can download the MSN6 plug-in, this saves messing.
M$ support have an article about disabling WM ...............

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