can you uninstall windows messenger?

[Mike Irvan]

Dear group,
I installed MSN Messenger because I like it much better than that Windows
Messenger that came with Win XP. I would set windows messenger to not open
up when I start-up my computer, but it still does, so it's conflicting with
my MSN Messenger. I tried looking for a way to uninstall windows messenger
but couldn't find nothing. does anyone here know how to uninstall windows
messenger?

Thanks,
Mike

(e-mail address removed)

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Mike,

You can remove Windows Messenger 4.7, but if you do, you will be preventing
Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, Application Sharing and any other applications that utilize
Messenger from working (or loading without problems). Since you've already disabled
Messenger using the normal methods, do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added
a new "instant messaging scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with
Messenger and cause it to run anyway. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the
Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open
Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger
and click OK.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com