Unable to un-install older Messenger version

I have Windows Messenger 4.1 installed on my computer,
together with MSN Messenger 6.1. Both Messengers are
signing me into the Messenger from the same XP user
account.

I am not able to see the Windows Messenger in the Control
Panel -> Add / Remove Programs list ...

I also tried to just delete the C:\Program
Files\Messenger folder, without much luck ...

Anyway I can just have MSN Messenger 6.1 on my computer?

Thanks,
Sam

anonymous
Wed Jan 28 18:56:09 CST 2004

Note that if you hack Windows Messenger off of your machine, several features in MSN Messenger will no longer work. I'm sure that someone else will post the way to hack it off, but perhaps you can try this first...

Go to Windows Update and let it scan your system...we want to make sure you have the latest build of version 4.7 of Windows Messenger installed for best feature usage with MSN Messenger.

Then open Windows Messenger from the Start menu, click Tools->Options->Preferences, and uncheck both "Run when Windows starts" and "Allow to run in the background". This will prevent Windows Messenger from automatically starting, and also help to prevent it from stealing your logon away from MSN Messenger.

avi
Thu Jan 29 19:01:27 CST 2004

TO DISABLE WINDOWS MESSENGER SO U CAN USE MSN MESSENGER DO
THIS:


Windows XP Home
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services Scroll
down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK


Windows XP Professional
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Administrative Tools
Click Services
Double click Services Scroll
down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK

it wont uninstall windows messenger so it wont affect ur
PC in an adverse way but it stops windows messenger from
ever loading.
>-----Original Message-----
>Note that if you hack Windows Messenger off of your
machine, several features in MSN Messenger will no longer
work. I'm sure that someone else will post the way to hack
it off, but perhaps you can try this first...
>
>Go to Windows Update and let it scan your system...we
want to make sure you have the latest build of version 4.7
of Windows Messenger installed for best feature usage with
MSN Messenger.
>
>Then open Windows Messenger from the Start menu, click
Tools->Options->Preferences, and uncheck both "Run when
Windows starts" and "Allow to run in the background".
This will prevent Windows Messenger from automatically
starting, and also help to prevent it from stealing your
logon away from MSN Messenger.
>.
>

DaveL
Thu Jan 29 20:34:25 CST 2004

avi wrote:
>
> TO DISABLE WINDOWS MESSENGER SO U CAN USE MSN MESSENGER DO
> THIS:
>
> Windows XP Home
> Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
> Click Performance and Maintenance
> Click Administrative Tools
> Double click Services Scroll
> down and highlight "Messenger"

This is disabling Messenger Service. Messenger Service (the LAN
messaging tool) has absolutely nothing to do with Windows Messenger (the
IM client) or MSN Messenger (another similar but different IM client).