Re: Remove Windows Messenger

From: JD (Erehwon_at_Example.com)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:37:33 -0700

The only thing Add/Remove Programs allows you to remove is the program
shortcut.
Open Windows Messenger and under the Options tab uncheck "Start Messenger
when Windows loads" and "Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background."
Also, if you use Outlook Express and have the Contacts pane showing, it will
still load every time you open OE. Remove the Contacts pane and you should
never see Windows Explorer again. It worked for me.
"Eric Medendorp" <emedendorp@comcast.com> wrote in message
news:%23hqNflcIEHA.3040@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello everyone,
>
> Does anyone know what I can do to completely remove Windows Messenger from
> my computer?? I have tried removing it from my computer with the
Add/Remove
> Programs section and it doesn't start up on my computer anymore when the
> computer starts, however, just about anytime I open something up, the
> program reloads itself onto my computer! Any help that anyone could give
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
>

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