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1. Exit MSN Messenger by right-clicking the MSN icon in
the notification area, and selecting Exit.

2. Add the following registry entries, both with a DWORD
value of 1:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Cl
ient\PreventRun
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Cl
ient\PreventAutoRun

3. Open a command prompt by clicking Start/Run, then
typing "command" and clicking OK.

4. Uninstall MSN Messenger by typing "rundll32
advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %systemRoot%
\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"

5. Uninstall the leftover installation information file by
typing "rundll32 setupapi,InstallHinfSection BLC.Remove
128 %systemRoot%\INF\msmsgs.inf"

6. Allow MSN Messenger to be displayed in the Add/Remove
Windows Components dialog in the future (if it pops up
again!) by typing "notepad.exe %systemRoot%\INF\sysoc.inf"
and deleting the word "hide" from the line that starts
with "msmsgs=". It MAY be possible to skip to this step
directly and perform the uninstallation directly from the
Add/Remove Windows Components dialog, but that method MAY
leave unwanted components and has not been thoroughly
tested.

7 . Reboot!
 
How do I disable windows messenger? I keep getting pop-up
ads.
Click to expand...

The Ads have nothing to do with Windows Messanger. It's Messanger
Service ( a different animal all together ) and the Pop-ups are an
indication that you have a hole in your system security. you need a
Firewall to black Port 139

--

David

Programmers write "Help Files" for a reason. use them.

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

http://www.HeroicStories.com/
http://www.thisistrue.com/
 
well dave i disabled mine and the pop ups stoped

----- David wrote: -----

How do I disable windows messenger? I keep getting pop-up
ads.
Click to expand...

The Ads have nothing to do with Windows Messanger. It's Messanger
Service ( a different animal all together ) and the Pop-ups are an
indication that you have a hole in your system security. you need a
Firewall to black Port 139

--

David

Programmers write "Help Files" for a reason. use them.

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

http://www.HeroicStories.com/
http://www.thisistrue.com/
 
I'd like to know where in the help files these directions were. I had the same problem. All I could find was how to ENABLE windows messenger. Thank you to (e-mail address removed) for the answer!

----- David wrote: -----

How do I disable windows messenger? I keep getting pop-up
ads.
Click to expand...

The Ads have nothing to do with Windows Messanger. It's Messanger
Service ( a different animal all together ) and the Pop-ups are an
indication that you have a hole in your system security. you need a
Firewall to black Port 139

--

David

Programmers write "Help Files" for a reason. use them.

"Due to Viewer dicretion...
Graphic violence is advised"

http://www.HeroicStories.com/
http://www.thisistrue.com/
 
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