Windows Messenger

[Martin Ibbotson]

I running Windows XP Home (SP2).....

Can anyone tell me how to remove Windows Messenger?
I've been to the add/remove windows components, unchecked the Messenger
box and hit OK, but it hasn't got rid of it.

When I log on it still insists on telling me its there and wants me to
sign up. It still appears in the system tray and if I try to exit from
it, it come up with the "There are other applications currently using
features provided by Windows Messenger......" (I'm using Office 2003, IE
6.0 and Outlook Express)

Thanks for your help

Martin

 

[Tom]

I running Windows XP Home (SP2).....

Can anyone tell me how to remove Windows Messenger?
I've been to the add/remove windows components, unchecked the Messenger
box and hit OK, but it hasn't got rid of it.

When I log on it still insists on telling me its there and wants me to
sign up. It still appears in the system tray and if I try to exit from
it, it come up with the "There are other applications currently using
features provided by Windows Messenger......" (I'm using Office 2003, IE
6.0 and Outlook Express)

Thanks for your help

Martin

If you really want to *totally* remove it, then click Start|Run, and copy and paste this in the box and click OK:

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

It will be completely gone, and if you want it back, you'll have to download it from Windows Updates (as one source anyway).

 

[johnf]

And if you just want to disable it, Run/msmsgs
That toggles it off & on.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I running Windows XP Home (SP2).....

Can anyone tell me how to remove Windows Messenger?
I've been to the add/remove windows components, unchecked the
Messenger box and hit OK, but it hasn't got rid of it.

When I log on it still insists on telling me its there and wants me
to
sign up. It still appears in the system tray and if I try to exit
from
it, it come up with the "There are other applications currently
using
features provided by Windows Messenger......" (I'm using Office
2003,
IE 6.0 and Outlook Express)

Thanks for your help

Martin

Modify the file C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide"
from the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the
two surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line
"msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7" to read
"msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7") Save and exit Notepad.

Then click Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > windows
Components. You'll now be able to see Windows Messenger listed and
"uninstallable.".

--

Bruce Chambers

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[Colin Barnhorst]

Go away.
Install MSN Messenger 6.2
You needn't renove Windows Messenger.
Open your OE, Tools/Options
Make it like this, and click OK.