Re: getting rid of it
From: Chris Burson (chrisburson_at_onetelREMOVE-ME.net.uk)
Date: 07/03/04
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Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 11:53:10 +0100
... from Gary Tsang MVP, 23.6.04 on this NG (thanks Gary and Jonathan - and
D!):
Hi,
To Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302089&Product=WinMsgr
When you do this your Windows Messenger won't show up in your taskbar
anymore
However if you want to completely remove/uninstall Windows Messenger from
Windows XP can be found at this website made by Jonathan Kay.
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
Follow the steps and the pictures that the website has and you shouldn't
have anymore problems. Uninstalling Windows Messenger can disable some of
the messenger features such as Whiteboard Sharing, and others on MSN
Messenger if you're using that.
-- Gary Tsang Microsoft MVP - Windows XP Shell/User http://www.microsoft.com/mvp "Codered" <Codered@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:512C8D2E-ACAB-41F2-B8AA-F70F1D67F4B4@microsoft.com... > How do I get rid of Windows Messenger? > I removed it using Add/Remove Windows Components but when I got to the > hard drive and click on Program Files there is a folder called Messenger > with windows messenger inside and when I try to delete it it says: access > is denied then it says > make sure the disk is not full or write protected and that the file is not > currently in use. > I right clicked on it and clicked on proberties and it has the box called > read only checked and I wasnt sure if that had anything to do with it so I > unselected it clicked apply to all files and folders. and then tried to > delete it and it didnt work so I right clicked on it again and the box was > selected again im not sure if that means anything or not. > > Please help, > Cody I have always had problems with the dreadful Windows Messenger - though I uncheck the 'Load when Windows Starts' box, it still always runs in the background. Even if I 'End Process' from Task Manager (and I have no idea if that's a good idea or not), it reloads the .exe a few seconds later. I'm going to do the unistall thing and hope for the best. (Though I imagine the new XP version will reinstall it again...) Cheers, Chris
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