How to Stop Messenger?

[Red]

I run Office XP Home Edition and would like to have MSN
Messenger GO AWAY. I don't like it, I don't use it.
How do I get rid of it?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Red,

If you really mean MSN Messenger, you can uninstall it by going to Start, then Control Panel,
then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN Messenger and then click Remove.

If you mean Windows Messenger, you can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) 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). Instead
(and this should solve your problem), you should simply disable it. To do so, open it up,
click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run this Program when Windows starts'
or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version). 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.

However, if you really want to remove it completely, for Windows Messenger 4.7, close down
Messenger if it's running (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

Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Sia.G]

The remove option I didn't know about however I can
assure you the diable optin hasn't ever worked on all 3
computers I have had with both XP Home and Prof. I
disable it it STILL starts up in the beginning and signs
me in without me even knowing.
I even disabled it twice in MSCONFIG YET IT OVERRIDES my
command and starts up with the PC and signs me in. People
msg me without me even knowing I was online. It also
interrupts my MSN messenger and signs me off MSN and into
Windows Messenger at least 5 times a day.
Very annoying program which doesnt seem to want to leave
you alonebut I guess if it would cut off my remote
assistance and etc capabilities I'm stuck with it.
XP is amazing, but the Messenger part of it has goit to
be the most annoying piece of software I have
encountered... I'd rather want a virus.

 

[Vera Jo]

Thank You Johnathan. I hope this works. It's just
annoying and I've tried and tried to get rid of it to.
Vera Jo

-----Original Message-----
Greetings Red,

If you really mean MSN Messenger, you can uninstall it by

going to Start, then Control Panel,

then Add or Remove Programs, click MSN Messenger and then click Remove.

If you mean Windows Messenger, you can completely remove

Windows Messenger (4.7) 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). Instead

(and this should solve your problem), you should simply

disable it. To do so, open it up,

click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and

unchecking 'Run this Program when Windows starts'

or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'

(depending on version). 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.

However, if you really want to remove it completely, for

Windows Messenger 4.7, close down

Messenger if it's running (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

Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed

instructions and screenshots, go to,