Removing Windows Messenger From Computer

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I am trying to remove windows messenger from my computer. I went to the add
and remove programs from control panel but did not find it there. Do you guys
know how can I remove this software from my computer.

THANKS
 
Under the tools/options in messenger there is a "run messenger when windows
start". If I uncheck this, is this enough so that this program is not active
and not running?
 
Under the tools/options in messenger there is a "run messenger when windows
start". If I uncheck this, is this enough so that this program is not active
and not running?
 
ggalv wrote:
|| I am trying to remove windows messenger from my computer. I went to
|| the add and remove programs from control panel but did not find it
|| there. Do you guys know how can I remove this software from my
|| computer.
||
|| THANKS

Open Windows messenger...Uncheck all.
Control Panel
Add or Remove Programs
Add/Remove Windows Components
_The last entry is Windows Messenger_
Clear the box.
_might require a reboot_
 
Ok what are You want is how to avoid messenger to automatically run whe you
log in your computer....And Not unistall the program

Yes if you go to tools - options - general - and uncheck automatically
run....and uncheck allow automatic sign in.... only prevent the program for
automatically be running; but does not unistall the program
 
Ideally I would like to remove the program, to other than using the add and
remove software from the control panel I don't have much experience removing
the software. I got and idea from the several links posted. From your
experience is there one in particular that you have used and recommend.

THANKS
 
ggalv said:
I am trying to remove windows messenger from my computer. I went to the add
and remove programs from control panel but did not find it there. Do you
guys
know how can I remove this software from my computer.

THANKS
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Go to Add/Remove programs and on the left side click Add/Remove Windows
Components.
Scroll down to Windows Messenger and uncheck.
Ted
 
ggalv said:
I am trying to remove windows messenger from my computer. I went to the add
and remove programs from control panel but did not find it there. Do you guys
know how can I remove this software from my computer.

THANKS
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Quick, dirty and effective:

Search for msmsgs.exe and delete all instances found. If is ain't there
then it can't run.

Steve N.
 
ggalv said:
I am trying to remove windows messenger from my computer. I went to the add
and remove programs from control panel but did not find it there. Do you guys
know how can I remove this software from my computer.

THANKS
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Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from
the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two
surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line
"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide,7" to read
"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7"), and then go to Control
Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows
Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can
be removed.


--

Bruce Chambers

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ggalv said:
Ideally I would like to remove the program, to other than using the add and
remove software from the control panel I don't have much experience removing
the software. I got and idea from the several links posted. From your
experience is there one in particular that you have used and recommend.

THANKS
Click to expand...
It's very simple. Click Start, then Run, and then type in the following:

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

You can paste the above line right into the Run box if you wish. This is
the only way to permanently remove Windows Messenger from your system.

mhc
 
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