[Spud5437]

Hey dose anyone know how I uninstall windows messenger?

[Osiris]

Uninstall Windows Messenger

Can't seem to find a way to uninstall Windows Messenger? Well, there is a way: Click Start > Run and in the Open: box type the following command (press OK when done):

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

You can just copy/paste the command above in the Open: box from the Run command.

Note: If you have Windows XP Service Pack 1 installed, you'll receive this error message:

Error Unregistering the OCX 16422

Just click OK, Windows Messenger will still be removed.

[IAM_7154]

control panel>add/remove progs.>add/remove windows components>uncheck win messenger>next.

[Osiris]

Thats MSN messenger. not Windows Messenger

[Osiris]

Windows Messenger Service: The Windows Messenger Service is an unfortunately named component of Windows that cannot be uninstalled. It has nothing to do with instant Messaging, really, and can almost always be safely turned off. Here's how:

Right Click on My Computer
Click on Manage
Expand the Services & Applications node
Click on Services
Scroll down to find, and then double click on Messenger
In the resulting dialog box, set the Startup Type to Disabled.
Click on Stop to stop the service immediately.

[Osiris]

Windows Messenger 4.0 or Later on a Windows XP Professional

1) Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then press ENTER
2) Double-click the following items to expand them:

Local Computer Policy
Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
Windows Components
Windows Messenger
3) Double-click on the option "Do not allow Windows Messenger to run", and then click Enabled.
4) Click OK, and then close the window

[Osiris]

Windows Messenger 4.5 or Later on Either Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional

1) Click on Start, Run
2) Type REGEDIT and Press Enter
3) Click on the Pluses (+) next to the following items

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Software
Policies
Microsoft
4) If the folder Messenger is not listed, click on the Edit menu, point to New, click Key, and then type Messenger for the name of the new registry key
5) If the folder Client is not listed under Messenger, click on the Edit menu, point to New, click Key, and then type Client for the name of the new registry key
6) On the Edit Menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and then type PreventRun for the name of the new DWORD value. Remember all of this is case sensitive.
7) Right-click the PreventRun value that you created, click Modify, type 1 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
8) Quit Registry Editor.

[Spud5437]

thanks guys that seem to have sorted it.

[EricB]

one reason you don't want it install

[Nitestick]

geez warez your the only guy who can actually spam with real info