Windows Messenger

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"Martin Ibbotson" <mhibbotson.x@xalt.co.uk> wrote in message news:KUPad.31$ge7.1@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net...
>I running Windows XP Home (SP2).....
>
> Can anyone tell me how to remove Windows Messenger?
> I've been to the add/remove windows components, unchecked the Messenger
> box and hit OK, but it hasn't got rid of it.
>
> When I log on it still insists on telling me its there and wants me to
> sign up. It still appears in the system tray and if I try to exit from
> it, it come up with the "There are other applications currently using
> features provided by Windows Messenger......" (I'm using Office 2003, IE
> 6.0 and Outlook Express)
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Martin
>

If you really want to *totally* remove it, then click Start|Run, and copy and paste this in the box and click OK:

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

It will be completely gone, and if you want it back, you'll have to download it from Windows Updates (as one source anyway).

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Martin Ibbotson wrote:
> I running Windows XP Home (SP2).....
>
> Can anyone tell me how to remove Windows Messenger?
> I've been to the add/remove windows components, unchecked the
> Messenger box and hit OK, but it hasn't got rid of it.
>
> When I log on it still insists on telling me its there and wants me
> to
> sign up. It still appears in the system tray and if I try to exit
> from
> it, it come up with the "There are other applications currently
> using
> features provided by Windows Messenger......" (I'm using Office
> 2003,
> IE 6.0 and Outlook Express)
>
> Thanks for your help
>
> Martin


Modify the file C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide"
from the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the
two surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line
"msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7" to read
"msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7" ) Save and exit Notepad.

Then click Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > windows
Components. You'll now be able to see Windows Messenger listed and
"uninstallable.".

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