Re: Do I have to keep both messengers?

Thanks...I knew I could disable it, but do I need it in some capacity for
receiving ...something????
I've heard that you need Windows Messenger to receive ...(updates or
....something???)
And I've also heard that MSN Messenger does not do whatever that is???
If Windows Live Messenger is MSN Messenger, then will I still need my
Windows Messenger running?
Wow, that's a lot of two fingered typing Messenger for me.
Thanks again for info. Tim


"JD" <JD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I believe that it cannot be removed as its a built in piece of Windows
software, like Movie Maker, though you can remove access to it.

Start>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs> Windows Components then untick
the box for Messenger (this will remove the Start Menu links), then open IE
Tools>Manage Add-ons then find the "Messenger" add-on and choose"Disabled"
then restart IE. Hope this helps

"Treeskier" wrote:

Because my Windows Messenger 5.1 has been anything but working
correctly...shutting down and restating whenever and not functioning at
all
sometimes...I decided to install Windows Live Messenger.
My question is: Do I have to keep Windows Messenger 5.1 for any reason? Is
Live Messenger an MSN thing or a Windows thing...and I've never understood
the difference...anyway...do I need to keep my 5.1 around? ... and if
so...why please?

Thanks Tim





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