Windows XP messenger

[Bonnie]

I am having a problem with the messenger that csme in
windows XP .Now that I have MSN 6.0 I WANT IT GONE ,off
my computer permantly. I have done everything I know to
do and when I open outlook express it reopens ,when I do
maintence on my computer it reopens. Please if any one
knows how to get rid of this let me know.

 

[Robert Cohen]

you can't get rid of messenger. They made it integral in other components
like outlook, OE and others so you can't get rid of it. I have tried.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Bonnie,

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, since you're an Outlook Express user, 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