Complete removal of windows messenger

[Brenda]

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%
\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
I tried this, but I get an error meesage saying "Error
unregistering the OCX 16422" Does anyone know what I need
to do to completely rid my computer of the messenger
service? Thanks in advance!

Brenda

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Brenda,

That usually indicates that Windows Messenger was still running when you executed the
command. To try again, firstly, if you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed, 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.

Secondly, open up the Task Manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Del, or right-click in the taskbar and
choose Task Manager), click the Processes tab and look for 'msmsgs.exe'. If you see it,
click it and then click 'End Process'. After confirming this, run the uninstall again.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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