Re: fully uninstall windows messanger

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From: Sunny (wombathouse_at_yahoo.com.au)
Date: 05/07/04 

Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 18:04:41 +1000

Please excuse me for jumping in as well, but,
I "uninstalled" Messenger by pasting the fol. into "run" :
msiexec /x {4A432C6C-1E20-4266-95D1-5782349C6C62}
(Snaffled it from one of your previous posts)
(I also unticked it in msconfig-start prior to that)
Theoretically it isn't on my PC, however Zone Alarm Pro still reports it
trying to get internet access every 10 mins.
Clever, persistant damn thing ?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
news:OVZnFdANEHA.1608@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Greetings Michael,
>
> You can completely remove Windows Messenger (4.7) but if you do, you will
be preventing
> Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, and Application Sharing from working.
Instead you might want
> to simply disable Windows Messenger by opening it up (click Start, then
Run, type "msmsgs"
> and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
Program when
> Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending
on version) as well
> as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows
Messenger to run in the
> background' (depending on version). This won't remove Windows Messenger,
so features like
> Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to
work, but it will let
> it stay out of your way.
>
> However, if you don't use this functionality that would be disabled by
removing Messenger,
> you can simply remove it by closing down Messenger if it's running (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
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "Michael" <lontong_sayur@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:99cf01c433ed$a75fddc0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > Everytime I sign in my MSN, my windows messanger was sign
> > out, even though I chose not to have Windows Messanger
> > appear & not to run in background.
> >
> > That means, everytime my comp on, windows messanger sign
> > in auto in the back.
> >
> > I tried uninstall it and couldn't find the program
> > anymore but my friend could still message me from there.
> >
> > Someone please help my problem here.
>
>

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