Re: removing messenger button in IE

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On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 18:15:02 -0800, TL3 <TL3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Hi,
>I've removed the windows messenger component from my MCE2k5 machine, but I
>can not remove the "button" from internet explorer when I right click and
>select customize and remove it, it returns whenever I open a new window.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Tim

Click on Start, Run, then type in "regedit" and click OK.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions

Right click EXTENSIONS and choose EXPORT to save this key to your harddrive (if you experience
problems after the steps below you can just double click on this exported file to restore your
registry).

Now look for the key under EXTENSIONS with the Messenger data.
Right click this key and choose DELETE.
Close the Registry Editor and launch Internet Explorer.
The Messenger button and entry under tools should be gone now.

The below is what the Exported key for ICQ looks like (for an example)
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet
Explorer\Extensions\{6224f700-cba3-4071-b251-47cb894244cd}]
@=""
"ButtonText"="ICQ"
"MenuText"="ICQ"
"Default Visible"="YES"
"Exec"="C:\\Program Files\\ICQ\\ICQ.exe"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\ICQ\\ICQ.exe,1084"
"HotIcon"="C:\\Program Files\\ICQ\\ICQ.exe,1083"
"clsid"="{1FBA04EE-3024-11d2-8F1F-0000F87ABD16}"




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