Removing/Disabling Windows Messenger

[Fran]

Using XP Home, IE6w/SP1, & OE6. How can I permanently disable/remove
Windows Messenger from my Taskbar?
Thanks in advance, Fran

 

[Phil]

To uninstall Windows Messenger, try this:
Close down Messenger (right click the messenger icon in the notification
area/system tray and click close). Then click the start button, then
click Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Hit ok or enter.

 

[Plato]

Using XP Home, IE6w/SP1, & OE6. How can I permanently disable/remove
Windows Messenger from my Taskbar?

http://www.computerlynx.net/remove_messenger.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089

 

[Guest]

http://www.computerlynx.net/remove_messenger.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089

Fran,

You might also want to go into the program folders and actually rename the
messenger folder.

That way no program can call it and reactivate it.

Microsoft doesn't actually 'uninstall' it. It just turns it off and removes
the icon. The files are still there in case any program wants to run it.