de-install Windows Messenger

How can I de-install the windows messenger? It is realy
annoying that it keeps poppin up, even though I don't use
it. I allready tried telling the programme that it
doesn't have to try to make a connection automatically,
but I keep seeing the little icon on the right ... (not
connected off course). Can anybody help me?

Daniel
Wed Aug 13 05:34:45 CDT 2003

Windows Messenger can't be uninstalled. It's a part of the operating
system....

"Kathleen" <kathleen_13@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How can I de-install the windows messenger? It is realy
> annoying that it keeps poppin up, even though I don't use
> it. I allready tried telling the programme that it
> doesn't have to try to make a connection automatically,
> but I keep seeing the little icon on the right ... (not
> connected off course). Can anybody help me?

Dave
Wed Aug 13 06:44:05 CDT 2003

either uncheck the "start with windows" option in
Messenger itself and then close the program, or to
uninstall completely go to Control Panel, Add/Remove
Programs and remove it from either the list of installed
programs, or if it was installed as part of Windows,
uncheck it from the list of installed Windows components


>-----Original Message-----
>How can I de-install the windows messenger? It is realy
>annoying that it keeps poppin up, even though I don't use
>it. I allready tried telling the programme that it
>doesn't have to try to make a connection automatically,
>but I keep seeing the little icon on the right ... (not
>connected off course). Can anybody help me?
>.
>

kathleen
Wed Aug 13 07:02:00 CDT 2003

I thought so... Thx anyway!

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows Messenger can't be uninstalled. It's a part of
the operating
>system....
>
>"Kathleen" <kathleen_13@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:039601c36170$c6a79a10$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> How can I de-install the windows messenger? It is
realy
>> annoying that it keeps poppin up, even though I don't
use
>> it. I allready tried telling the programme that it
>> doesn't have to try to make a connection automatically,
>> but I keep seeing the little icon on the right ... (not
>> connected off course). Can anybody help me?
>
>
>.
>

Jonathan
Wed Aug 13 09:20:23 CDT 2003

Greetings Kathleen,

To remove Windows Messenger 4.7, close down Messenger (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
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Kathleen" <kathleen_13@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:039601c36170$c6a79a10$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I de-install the windows messenger? It is realy
> annoying that it keeps poppin up, even though I don't use
> it. I allready tried telling the programme that it
> doesn't have to try to make a connection automatically,
> but I keep seeing the little icon on the right ... (not
> connected off course). Can anybody help me?