Is there a way to reomove Windows Messenger?
It doesn't show up in the control panel "add or remove programs"

I'm running XP os

Does it possibly show up as MSN Messenger in add / remove programs

Dean,
If you have XP ... go to control panel, click on add/remove programs, when it comes up look down the left side and there is an icon for "remove windows components" , click on it and you will find Windows Messenger there.

Thanks Bill

I didn't see it there but I did see MSN Explorer there and put a check mark in the box but it wasn't removed.

Dean,
Mine shows windows messenger as the last item. I removed it on mine a long time ago.

For XP Pro:
1 Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2 Click Administrative Tools
3 Click Services
4 Double click Services
5 Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
6 Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
7 Click the STOP button.
8 Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
9 Click OK

For XP Home:
1 Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2 Click Performance and Maintenance
3 Click Administrative Tools
4 Double click Services
5 Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
6 Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
7 Click the STOP button.
8 Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
9 Click OK

Thanks !

That worked, well all except #8 as I didn't know where that was located.

{edit}

Well it came back :(
This time I did find the #8 and disabled it.


Thanks again. :thumbsup:

This is the best way to ensure it is completely removed. Just depends on which Patch you have installed. I always use the top one and never had a problem with it.

On XP Systems without SP1:

Click Start / Run Then type the following:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Press ENTER
Restart Windows



On XP Systems WITH SP 1:

Control Panel
Add / Remove Programs
Click on "Add/Remove Windows Components" on the left
UNcheck "Windows Messenger"
Click "NEXT"
Click "Finish"
Reboot

NOTE: the second method does not work on every system - you may still need to use the first method

On XP Systems without SP1:

Click Start / Run Then type the following:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Press ENTER
Restart Windows





Thanks, that worked (so far anyway) :hurray:

Stupid thing kept coming back even with it turned off and disabled.

This is the best way to ensure it is completely removed. Just depends on which Patch you have installed. I always use the top one and never had a problem with it.

On XP Systems without SP1:

Click Start / Run Then type the following:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Press ENTER
Restart Windows



On XP Systems WITH SP 1:

Control Panel
Add / Remove Programs
Click on "Add/Remove Windows Components" on the left
UNcheck "Windows Messenger"
Click "NEXT"
Click "Finish"
Reboot

NOTE: the second method does not work on every system - you may still need to use the first method
That's the best way I've found.