Re: Msn messenger

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From: purplehaz (software_at_for.me)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:17:37 -0500

Oh........ then you have something wrong with msn messenger. Try
uninstalling it and re-installing it.

Lindsay wrote:
> Yes. But the 2 runnings instances are BOTH MSN messenger.
>
> "purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
> news:#ny5GfTDEHA.4076@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> Did you uncheck it in outlook express and msconfig?
>>
>> Lindsay wrote:
>>> I did that and then downloaded and installed MSN nessenger.
>>>
>>> "purplehaz" <software@for.me> wrote in message
>>> news:u##ATcSDEHA.3836@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> How did you uninstall windows messenger. It is not a straight
>>>> forward uninstall. You have to junp thru hoops to get rid of it.
>>>> Check this out: 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also make sure to uncheck it in outlook express and msconfig.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Lindsay wrote:
>>>>> I have recently installed the latest version of MSN messenger 6.1
>>>>> and uninstalled the old Windows version (not neccessarily in that
>>>>> order). When Windows starts up, I get 2 icons in the notification
>>>>> area. Why would this be? Sometimes one of them is no more than a
>>>>> black square.

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