Re: Remove Windows Messenger

From: BRTurner (yammer_at_operamail.com)
Date: 04/14/04 

Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:01:52 -0400

On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 20:37:33 -0700, "JD" <Erehwon@Example.com> wrote:

>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!
>>
>>
Try this:

Uninstall windows messenger

Microsoft has tried really hard to prevent you from uninstalling windows messenger.
They failed to make it difficult enough because with the directions below you can
get rid of messenger very easily.

Navigate to C:windowsinf
Open sysoc.inf
find msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 in the file and take out the word
hide so the line would look like msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Close the file and save it
Now go to the Add and remove programs applet in the control panel and you will be
able to uninstall windows messenger.
Make sure to click on the add remove windows components button.
Note: You will be able to uninstall other unneeded programs by removing hide from
the sysoc.inf file as well.