Messenger 6.0 did not remove Messenger 4.7

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Carl

When I installed Messenger 6.0 it failed (on 2 pcs) to
remove or overwrite messenger 4.7. Now they are
competeing against each other. Messenger 4.7 seems to be
related to either Internet Explorer or Outlook Express
or .Net Passport.
 
Greetings Carl,

MSN Messenger 6 is a separate application to Windows Messenger -- it does not upgrade Windows
Messenger.

You can remove Windows Messenger, 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). You can just disable Windows Messenger by opening it
up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run this program when Windows
starts'. As well, you can disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove
Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the
components list and click Next >. Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows
XP Service Pack 1 -- if you haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't
remove Windows Messenger, but it will let it stay out of your way.

As well, if you're an Outlook Express user (you mentioned it), close Outlook Express, then
download and run this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
This will stop Windows Messenger from loading with Outlook Express.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
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