How to remove Messenger

Hi does anybody know how to remove messenger, even trying to exit the icon
tells me outlook is using it and I can not see how to remove it in
"add/remove programs".

I asked in the outlook group but they are a strange lot and felt it was
beneath them!.

Help please

Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089

Disable/Remove Windows Messenger:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm

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"yar" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message
Hi does anybody know how to remove messenger, even trying to exit the icon
tells me outlook is using it and I can not see how to remove it in
"add/remove programs".

I asked in the outlook group but they are a strange lot and felt it was
beneath them!.

Help please

Are you talking about Windows Messenger, or MSN Messenger (instant messaging
client)? For the latter, why not just turn it off in msconfig? To disable it
in Outlook, go to tools | options - you should see a tickbox for it -
disabling it will likely make Outlook start up faster, as well. Perhaps
nobody answered your post in the Outlook group because they didn't
understand your question?

yar wrote:

Its simple, just read the following:
Under the start button
click on run then put in this line
"RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"
minus the "".
That should uninstall Windows Messengew 4.7 for you.

Sometimes removing or disabling Windows Messenger causes Outlook Express to
open slowly. This will shown by an entry in the system error log: The server
{FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541} did not register with DCOM within the
required timeout.

To fix this, run Regedit (Start > Run) and navigate to this key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
\CLSID
\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}
\InProcServer32

In the right-hand pane, double-click on the (Default) value and delete
whatever is entered there, leaving it blank. Click OK. Now perform exactly
the same step with the key directly underneath, namely

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
\CLSID
\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}
\LocalServer32

Once both (Default) values are empty, Outlook Express will open normally.

Its Windows Messenger




"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
< XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message
> Are you talking about Windows Messenger, or MSN Messenger (instant
messaging
> client)? For the latter, why not just turn it off in msconfig? To disable
it

Thanks



"TheJouster" < XXXX@XXXXX.COM > wrote in message

to
> open slowly. This will shown by an entry in the system error log: The
server
> {FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541} did not register with DCOM within
the

This is the easiest way to completely uninstall Windows Messenger (you can get it back if you want) go to Add-Remove Programs then on the left select Add-Remove Windows Componets. Scroll down to meesenger and uncheck the bo

----- yar wrote: ----

Hi does anybody know how to remove messenger, even trying to exit the ico
tells me outlook is using it and I can not see how to remove it i
"add/remove programs"

I asked in the outlook group but they are a strange lot and felt it wa
beneath them!

Help pleas