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Name: maxx
Date: May 11, 2005 at 21:28:49 Pacific
OS: win xp pro
CPU/Ram: amd duron 1200 / 412 MB
Comment:

Can someone please tell me how to rid my pc of "Windows Messanger".?
I have MSN & Yahoo IM's & I'm fine with these 2 But this damn windows version keeps logging it self in even though I went to add & remove widow programs & un-installed it.
Is there somewhere else I can shut this sucker off.?

thanks for the help & look forward to your reply,

Maxx, London ON.Can.



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Response Number 1
Name: Theonex
Date: May 11, 2005 at 21:32:52 Pacific
Reply:

I am confused, aren't MSN and windows messenger the same creature? ...

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Response Number 2
Name: Wombat
Date: May 11, 2005 at 21:42:57 Pacific
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Go to Start / Run paste this in it...

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

This will get rid of it...

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Response Number 3
Name: Wombat
Date: May 11, 2005 at 22:05:42 Pacific
Reply:

This should be...

Go to Start / Run paste this in it...

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Then click on OK

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Response Number 4
Name: Nigel Spike
Date: May 12, 2005 at 00:11:01 Pacific
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Windows Messenger is a stripped down version of MSN Messenger, and is included in Internet Explorer.
MSN Messenger that has many more features must be downloaded.


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Response Number 5
Name: Richard59
Date: May 12, 2005 at 02:03:45 Pacific
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In Outlook Express Tools/Options/General untick the box next to "Automatically log onto Windows Messenger". Problem solved. No need for reg hacks or attempting to uninstal it. I use MSN Messenger and the old Windows Messenger never rears it's head. It is still there but won't start unless I click on it.

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Response Number 6
Name: Janos
Date: May 12, 2005 at 03:57:40 Pacific
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To remove it go to add and remove programs
Click on add and remove windows components.
On the drop down list remove the tick next to the messenger icon.
Click next and the windows native version will be removed from the OS instalation.

Hope that helps

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Response Number 7
Name: maxx
Date: May 12, 2005 at 19:51:24 Pacific
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Thanks Wombat. your line worked like a charm.

& just so everyone else knows, removing the auto log-on into windows messanger,in Outlook express, doesn't do much, To remove the program it self all you need to do is follow wombats advice.


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Response Number 8
Name: Wombat
Date: May 12, 2005 at 20:42:51 Pacific
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Thanks for the reply back maxx...

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Response Number 9
Name: maxx
Date: May 18, 2005 at 10:49:19 Pacific
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Hey, always, I like the help I receive from this site, you people never seem to let me down.
So thanks again
Maxx...


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Response Number 10
Name: ochronosis
Date: May 26, 2005 at 17:33:46 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks wombat,
I had installed MSN Messenger, but Windows Messanger kept logging me out. tried the other methods as listed above, but they didn't work. Tried your suggestion and it did the trick, no more Windows Messanger. It even gave me a warning on re - booting to make sure I wanted to delete it.

Thanks.
Simon


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