Re: Can I safely remove MSN Messenger?

Greetings,

By "old MSN Messenger" I assume you're referring to Windows Messenger.

You can remove Windows Messenger, although there are a few components in Windows Live
Messenger on XP that depend on its existence, namely Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and
Application Sharing.

That being said, you can remove Windows Messenger by clicking the Start button, then click
Run and enter:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.

If you ever need it again for the components discussed above, you can always reinstall it.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Sue" <Sue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:339CE1E8-023E-4EF1-9F79-DDF3275A4B6D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I want to use Windows Live Messenger & Live Mail exclusively, but at times
the old MSN Messenger opens when I receive an IM from someone else. If I
can't use control panel to safely delete MSN Messenger, is there a way to
disable it so ONLY the Live Messenger will be used?
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Thanks for your time!


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