I have tried various so-called removals or uninstallers, bu nothing works.
add/remove programs windows components would be the normal route Answers are only as good as the information you provide.
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There are two different messengers in XP, make sure you're disabling the correct one. One is a security risk, the other is a IM program.
Thank you for your response. The Add/Removal Program was the first thing I tried. No go. Thank you again.
right-click on the shortcut icon and select find target. Right-click on the .exe file and re-name it with suffix.old instead of .exe That won't uninstall the prog but will prevent it running.
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Start>Run. type the following"RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove" without the quotes.
Thanks, but I tried your suggestion and no luke, Thanks again.
have you tried removing via the control panel, go to add or remove programs and locate the option which says remove windows programs and it should appear in trhat category and just remove it, the process should be relatively simple
If you see an entry for Windows Live Essentials in Add or Remove Programs, that's what installs the add-on enhanced version of Messenger. Click on that and you can un-install pieces of it or the whole thing. You don't need to install Windows Live to use Hotmail, or the Messenger version built into XP.
Here is some info that may help. How to remove the Windows Messenger from Windows
http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-trick...
http://www.pchell.com/support/remov...+ Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run
# KEY: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client
# DWORD: PreventRun = 1
+ Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially
# KEY: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client
# DWORD: PreventAutoRun = 1Demystifying the Windows Registry
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/for...
Don't Fear the Registry
http://oreilly.com/pub/h/658ZapMessenger
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.co...Disable Messenger and Speedup Outlook Express
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_...
Do not connect with the internet, wired or wireless. And try ro remove the program with add/remove programs, @ the Control Panel.
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