In Jonny <
[email protected]> had this to say:
My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Do not use any chat program ever.
Do not use any MS or otherwise remote assistance.
Do not send/authorize sending problem details to MS.
What other purpose is MS messenger/msmsgs.exe, as I intend to
completely remove it and associated entries in the registry?
If you don't do any of that there's no reason to hold on to it. Do you know
how to uninstall it properly? If you are going to remove it then it's
capable of being problematic.
Remove Windows Messenger:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm
Disable/Remove Windows Messenger:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
Access 'Hidden' Uninstalls:
http://kgiii.info/windows/XP/advanced/add_apps_to_add-remove.html
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Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
"We approached the case, you remember, with an absolutely blank mind,
which is always an advantage. We had formed no theories. We were simply
there to observe and to draw inferences from our observations." -
Sherlock Holmes