How do i get rid of msn messenger?

maggiesoup

Son playing around with my laptop & now when I open it this annoying MSN messenger page comes up. Have gone into programmes but cant see it to delete. Any idea where I can find and delete it? Thanks.

Money_Grabber13579

It was probably always there, but he's just managed to turn it on when your computer starts up. All you need to do is go into messenger, click tools, go to options, and then sign in.

Uncheck the option that allows it to start up when you turn on your computer.

davester

used to be able to remove it from add and remove software in the control panel, It would be under windows componants. I know this as when windows XP first came out the later version of Msn messenger wouldn't over write the older version and you ended up with 2 working versions. Which was pointless as the older version constantly said there is an upgrade.

DCFC79

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

It was probably always there, but he's just managed to turn it on when your computer starts up. All you need to do is go into messenger, click tools, go to options, and then sign in.

Uncheck the option that allows it to start up when you turn on your computer.

you dont even need to log into msn to turn it off, just open the msn login window and click avaiulable then options then sign in then untick any of the top 2 options

Browntoa

its now shown as Windows Live

Money_Grabber13579

DCFC79 wrote: »

you dont even need to log into msn to turn it off, just open the msn login window and click avaiulable then options then sign in then untick any of the top 2 options

I don't think I ever said you had to log in to get rid of it....

maggiesoup

Can't seem to get that far, when page opens it just says sign in and of course I don't know the sign in name.

kwikbreaks

MS are very keen on pushing their crud and making it hard to bin (remember clippy).

Best to nuke the machine from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

foxy-roxy

Yes i am having this problem myself gggrrrr

dogmaryxx

Download Search Everything ,type messenger and all associated files will appear. Highlight one of them then edit/select all, right click and delete
Very simple to use.


Will remove movie maker as well.

frivolous_fay

My mistake was entering my login details into messenger when I got my new PC. Despite telling it not to sign in automatically, it completely ignores this instruction and I ended up being chatted to at the most inopportune moment :rolleyes:

Damn you, OE, for starting up messenger every time!