Want to remove Windows Messenger from XP?
- MegaVectra
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Want to remove Windows Messenger from XP?
Click Start - Run
Type the following line (just copy and paste):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Will remove the windows messenger from XP.
Outlook Express should open much faster.
Type the following line (just copy and paste):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Will remove the windows messenger from XP.
Outlook Express should open much faster.
- FlyingPenguin
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Nice one! I've seen lots of different MSN Messenger removal techniques, but they all involved multiple steps and seemed awkward/risky.
I tried your method on a couple of test systems here. VERY nice, it's GONE
Damn crap is like a virus.
I'll save that one in my bag of tricks for my clients. I usually just disable MSN from running in the background.
Thanks!
I tried your method on a couple of test systems here. VERY nice, it's GONE
Damn crap is like a virus.
I'll save that one in my bag of tricks for my clients. I usually just disable MSN from running in the background.
Thanks!
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Originally posted by Nomad
When I paste that into the run box it starts to do something then says Error cant unregister the OCX blah blah blah then it acts as though it completed normally (little dos window shows up for about a sec or two then disappears)
Probably because the OCX blah blah blah is currently being used, just click ok.
- ShibasScotch
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yea, this is a great old tip. OE and Outlook both are by default i think, intergrated with MSN messenger. You can stop this withour removing messenger, by going to the options, and unchecking the messenger checkbox somewhere in them. (not in front of my home pc with oe atm)
The only problem with doing it this way, is that OCX blah blah blah. A few other things use it, and you may see that error a few times. nothing to worry about. also, if you create any new user accounts on the pc that you ran that command on, they will popup the error unregistering ocx blah blah the first time you log into them as well. Other than that, yes, this is the best way to kill it. For the ast year or so, I have a batch file that I made with this command, and anytime i load up a computer at work, I just click that little batch, and "register you .net passport now!" doesnt even know what hit it
The only problem with doing it this way, is that OCX blah blah blah. A few other things use it, and you may see that error a few times. nothing to worry about. also, if you create any new user accounts on the pc that you ran that command on, they will popup the error unregistering ocx blah blah the first time you log into them as well. Other than that, yes, this is the best way to kill it. For the ast year or so, I have a batch file that I made with this command, and anytime i load up a computer at work, I just click that little batch, and "register you .net passport now!" doesnt even know what hit it
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Please note: this hack does NOT remove MSN Messenger. It removes Windows Messenger. MSN Messenger can be easily uninstalled from Add/Remove Programs.
As FP alluded, Windows Messenger can run in the background as a process. Meaning, there is no UI, and it can log you on without you being visibly aware that you are logging on. This was a bug introduced in later builds of v4.7, and still exists in v5.0.
In addition, some features common to both clients will no longer work in MSN Messenger if Windows Messenger has been hacked off your XP machine.
There is a difference between the two clients. Referring to Windows Messenger as MSN Messenger is a mistake.
As FP alluded, Windows Messenger can run in the background as a process. Meaning, there is no UI, and it can log you on without you being visibly aware that you are logging on. This was a bug introduced in later builds of v4.7, and still exists in v5.0.
In addition, some features common to both clients will no longer work in MSN Messenger if Windows Messenger has been hacked off your XP machine.
There is a difference between the two clients. Referring to Windows Messenger as MSN Messenger is a mistake.
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I actually use Microsfot messenger, but I would like to be able to load and unload it at will, does this enable you to do that? I would hate to do this and find out it's been erased as I use it for spam mail and stuff.
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