Removing the Messenger 4.6 from Windows XP ???

xcntalien · Aug 3, 2002, 09:22 AM

Hi all - just had a quick check to see if this has been posted in the current forum...

Any idea how I remove Windows Messenger 4.6 (properly/safely) now that I have MSN Messenger 5.0124 ?

Cheers,
Stuart.

iceboy · Aug 3, 2002, 09:37 AM

wait a few weeks for sp1, then remove it from add/remove programs

for now, simply untick "allow msnger to run in background" and "run this when windows start" in the preference..

anyway, is this proggie so disgusting that you must delete it? it's not taking much space

Shaith · Aug 5, 2002, 02:32 PM

Run notepad.

Open \windows\inf\sysoc.inf

change
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
to
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7

Save and exit.

Go to Add/Remove programs

Go to Windows components section

Down at the bottom of the list you'll now see an option to remove Messenger.

(Service packs and betas will reinstall messenger, just so you know)

sarawak · Aug 11, 2002, 04:26 PM

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

K6-III · Aug 27, 2002, 04:53 AM

Just use xp-antispy from http://www.xp-antispy.de

Aug 3, 2002, 09:22 AM	#1
xcntalien DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: N.Staffs, UK. Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Removing the Messenger 4.6 from Windows XP ??? Hi all - just had a quick check to see if this has been posted in the current forum... Any idea how I remove Windows Messenger 4.6 (properly/safely) now that I have MSN Messenger 5.0124 ? Cheers, Stuart.

Aug 5, 2002, 02:32 PM	#3
Shaith HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 916 Rep Power: 0	Removing MSN Messenger completely Run notepad. Open \windows\inf\sysoc.inf change msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 to msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7 Save and exit. Go to Add/Remove programs Go to Windows components section Down at the bottom of the list you'll now see an option to remove Messenger. (Service packs and betas will reinstall messenger, just so you know)

Aug 3, 2002, 09:37 AM	#2
iceboy DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SG Posts: 185 Rep Power: 0	wait a few weeks for sp1, then remove it from add/remove programs for now, simply untick "allow msnger to run in background" and "run this when windows start" in the preference.. anyway, is this proggie so disgusting that you must delete it? it's not taking much space

Aug 11, 2002, 04:26 PM	#4
sarawak DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Taiwan Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Just Run RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Aug 27, 2002, 04:53 AM	#5
K6-III DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 41 Rep Power: 0	Just use xp-antispy from http://www.xp-antispy.de