MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger - how to remove the damn thing

[John Sommer]

Can someone please specifically tell me a answer to this:

I need to dispose of Windows Messenger.
It continuously freezes in covos.

-I have removed WM from Add/Remove Windows components.

- I install MSN Messenger 5

- I open Outlook Express, and what happens, WM pops up.

- Deleting thw WM files causes errors in OE and in the Windows Sounds
controls.

I need a clean, easy way to purge WM from the system without causing a mess
so that MSN Messenger is the sole instant messaging app.

Kind regards, John.

 

[Nicholas]

There are two (2) different Messenger programs. The latest version
of "Windows Messenger" is 4.7. The latest version of "MSN Messenger"
is 6.0.

How are MSN Messenger and Windows® Messenger different?
http://messenger.msn.com/support/helphome.asp?client=1#Q1b

Prevent "Windows Messenger" from automatically running
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_messenger_autorun.htm

Note: Disable your antivirus program before running this script.


Windows Messenger: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/windowsmessenger/

MSN Messenger: http://messenger.microsoft.com/


--
Nicholas

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| Can someone please specifically tell me a answer to this:
|
| I need to dispose of Windows Messenger.
| It continuously freezes in covos.
|
| -I have removed WM from Add/Remove Windows components.
|
| - I install MSN Messenger 5
|
| - I open Outlook Express, and what happens, WM pops up.
|
| - Deleting thw WM files causes errors in OE and in the Windows Sounds
| controls.
|
| I need a clean, easy way to purge WM from the system without causing a mess
| so that MSN Messenger is the sole instant messaging app.
|
| Kind regards, John.
|
|

 

[Plato]

I need to dispose of Windows Messenger.

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop5.htm#3

 

[Winux P]

Hello John,

Copy this without the single quotes and as one line and paste it into the
Start | Run... | Open: Dropdown list control;
'RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove'
and then click OK. I got this off a computer mag here, I did it and
yes!!!!... That damn Messenger never popped up again in any circumstance...

Hope this helps you too...

Regards,
Winux P