Re: Messenger Service

Griff wrote:

Yes I know, Giff, your a stutterer, eh!
How to get rid of Windows messenger
http://www.theeldergeek.com/messenger_removal.htm
or
Open Messenger, click on "Tools", "Options" then then the "Preferences" tab,
and uncheck the top two boxes, or;
If you want to rid of Windows Messenger in one shot, copy and paste this
script (sans the quotes),
in Start/Run, and click OK.
"RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"
You can reinstall it again if you want, by downloading from MS.


.

Relevant Pages

  • Remove Windows Messenger
    ... i remember reading something about removing windows messenger for safety ... I can't recall where I found the process, but a Google ... There are several methods to rid of it, ... :> This took a while to get rid of and simply unchecking it from msconfig ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: SP2 thoughts
    ... If you like to get rid of Windows Messenger permanently, ... Controlpanel>add/remove programs>windows componets. ... under the first one, uncheck that, click on anything else, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Contact list
    ... I did find the contact list I was seeing was due to the Windows Messenger ... I had to change the logon to my own .NET Passport account... ... I tried deleting all from the Address Book. ... I really want to totally get rid of this contact list. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress)
  • Re: Remove Windows Messenger
    ... You seem to be confusing Messenger Service with Windows Messenger. ... I can't recall where I found the process, but a Google ... There are several methods to rid of it, ... >: Disable/Remove Windows Messenger ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Serious Windows Messenger Problem
    ... Windows messenger suddenly starts just throwing you into a file ... > upgrading to WM 5.0 it is still occuring. ... > to first get rid of windows messenger 5 and drop back to 4.7. ... > unwanted file transfer dialogue pops up we cannot close it. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger)