Removing MSN Messenger

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Kim

Hello. Can someone please tell me how to remove MSN
Messenger from my computer? I have tried deleting it
from the program files, but it won't let me...I have
removed it from the startup , but it always comes on
anyway. Can someone please help me.

Thank you.
 
Greetings Kim,

If you really mean MSN Messenger, you can simply uninstall it by going to Add or Remove
Programs in the Control Panel. However, I assume you mean Windows Messenger in this case.
You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) but if you do, you will be preventing
Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing from working.

However, if you don't use this functionality that would be disabled by removing Messenger,
you can simply remove it by closing 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
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