removal of Windows Messenger

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Greetings Richard,

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
 
have u tried to remove from add/remove

start-control panel- add/remove- windows messenger

hope it will work it out.
 
I have done this but it is preventing me from using my msn messenger so how do i fix that?
----- Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote: -----

Greetings Richard,

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
 
my message was going to be a question as to why my windows messenger dissapears when i use windows x p defrag maybe you should try that,it works for me twice already
 
I keep getting "his application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the aplication may fix the problem." I have reinstalled 6 times and keep getting this and i downloaded msnmessenger for xp.

----- Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote: -----

Hi,

Can you be more specific about how this is preventing you from using MSN Messenger? because
it really shouldn't affect MSN Messenger (albeit except the exceptions mentioned below).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
I was finally able to get msn messenger up and running today after repairing it Thanks for all the help
 
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