deleting windows messenger

How do i delete windows messenger from windows xp home
and keep it gone?

Greetings Loretta,

You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) but if you do, you will be preventing
Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing from working.

However, assuming you don't use this functionality, you can simply remove it by closing down
Messenger if it's running (right click the messenger icon in the notification area/system
tray and click close). Then click the start button, then click Run and type in (copy-paste
if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Loretta" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1885a01c41b61$f0e7d780$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> How do i delete windows messenger from windows xp home
> and keep it gone?

Ha! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Loretta,
>
>You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) but if
you do, you will be preventing
>Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing
from working.
>
>However, assuming you don't use this functionality, you
can simply remove it by closing down
>Messenger if it's running (right click the messenger icon
in the notification area/system
>tray and click close). Then click the start button, then
click Run and type in (copy-paste
>if you like):
>RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>
>Then click OK.
>Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed
instructions and screenshots, go to,
>http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Loretta" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>news:1885a01c41b61$f0e7d780$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> How do i delete windows messenger from windows xp home
>> and keep it gone?
>
>
>.
>

Hi Jim,

You're very welcome =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Jim Macy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Ha! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Loretta,
>>
>>You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) but if
> you do, you will be preventing
>>Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing
> from working.
>>
>>However, assuming you don't use this functionality, you
> can simply remove it by closing down
>>Messenger if it's running (right click the messenger icon
> in the notification area/system
>>tray and click close). Then click the start button, then
> click Run and type in (copy-paste
>>if you like):
>>RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
> \INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>>
>>Then click OK.
>>Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed
> instructions and screenshots, go to,
>>http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>
>>"Loretta" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:1885a01c41b61$f0e7d780$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> How do i delete windows messenger from windows xp home
>>> and keep it gone?
>>
>>
>>.
>>