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ruutu37
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Deleting Windows Messenger

I'm pretty sure I heard that you can remove Windows Messenger from Windows XP somehow, but I can't remember where that was...

I'd love to rid my OS of that annoying messager...

11-20-2002 06:46 AM
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just rename the directory c:\program files\messenger

rename it whatever you like, also be sure to turn off all the auto load and run in background options in messenger


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11-20-2002 07:07 AM
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yes it's possible

in your windows\inf folder (who's hidden), there's a textfile named 'sysoc.inf', edit it with notepad and find the line beginning with 'msmsgs'. then remove the 'hide' option ( ,hide,7 -> ,,7 )
save and quit notepad, go to add/remove programs in your control panel and logically, you can now uninstall messenger.

11-20-2002 10:21 AM
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El_Coyote
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Install SP1 then u can uninstall messenger

11-20-2002 02:42 PM
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You know i tried to uninstall messsenger the way mentioned above , through the windows uninstall feature... But then every time I got to hotmail the page would freeze b/c it was trying to load messenger, so I ended up having to re install the damn thing..

11-20-2002 02:42 PM
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ruutu37
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Removing MSN messenger...

El_Coyote Wrote:
Install SP1 then u can uninstall messenger


I have SP1, but it doesn't show up in the remove programs section...

11-20-2002 04:23 PM
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It is listed as a Windows Component in the Add/Remove Programs applet.

11-20-2002 09:16 PM
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Major Slaughter Wrote:
just rename the directory c:\program files\messenger

rename it whatever you like, also be sure to turn off all the auto load and run in background options in messenger


Just like Major Slaughter wrote. I didn't rename the folder though, just the executable (msmsg). All I did was highlight this file, click "rename" and add a "1" to the end of the name, ending up with "msmsg1". Now Outlook express loads very quickly adn there appear to be no side effects at all.

This way seems a lot easier than trying to edit things or actually uninstall them (unless you really like to do that sort of thing :wink: ) amd also means that if for some reason LOL LOL you want to start to use messenger again then you only need to rename the file with its' original name.

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11-20-2002 10:10 PM
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AudioA
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Just type this into start|run.......

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

and then it is nuked for good

11-21-2002 02:37 AM
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AudioA Wrote:
Just type this into start|run.......

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

and then it is nuked for good


Thanks a lot man. I was looking for something like that. I uninstalled it in windows xp but it still came up when I started up outlook express. Now it doesn't. Thanks again.


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11-22-2002 07:50 AM
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give this a try it worked for me

It can be deleted, just click "Start", click "Run", and type:-
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Click "OK", and reboot and thats the end of it.

11-23-2002 03:44 PM
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SirRobertTheSly
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even if you delete/rename msmsgs.exe the file msgsc.dll still gets loaded when ever you go to those pages, so its really best to del/rename the whole folder, and check back once and a while, since windowsxp has a funny way of reinstalling messenger...guess it cant take a hint

12-09-2002 12:35 AM
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start>run>gpedit.msc
hit enter
go to user configuration>windows components>windows messenger

you now have 2 options:
Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run
Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially

enable the 1st one and youll never ever have a problem even if it is still on the system Smile
enable the second one and it just wont autostart Smile

12-16-2002 06:36 AM
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The utility XP-AntiSpy has a feature for completely removing messenger as well as other annoying windows features.

http://www.xp-antispy.de/

12-16-2002 09:39 PM
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iss Wrote:
The utility XP-AntiSpy has a feature for completely removing messenger as well as other annoying windows features.

http://www.xp-antispy.de/

Thanx for the link :wink:



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