How do i get rid of msn messenger?

Money_Grabber13579

frivolous_fay wrote: »

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!

Ok, I assume what the problem is now is that you can't see the tools button. So you'll have to turn that on first before going through the steps listed above.

There should be a little button over at the right hand side. Click it and see if there's anything in that to show the menu bar. Then follow the steps above.

Iconic

dogmaryxx wrote: »

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.

That sounds good but when I have got rid of progs in the past I got messages about shared dll's.

Isn't this method a little risky?

aliEnRIK

Iconic wrote: »

That sounds good but when I have got rid of progs in the past I got messages about shared dll's.

Isn't this method a little risky?

Being a genuine microsoft product I sure as hell wouldnt attempt it

It IS simply unticking 'auto start' but I believe people must be forgetting to click 'ok' afterwards

Zandoni

Start computer in safe mode. Go to the messenger folder and rename it something like 'messengeroff' reboot and it's gone.

-TangleFoot-

If you are referring to the Windows Messenger and/or MSN Explorer applications supplied with Windows XP, you can 'remove' them by following these instructions:

1. Click on Start→Control Panel
2. Double click on Add or Remove Programs
3. Select Add/Remove Windows Components
4. Uncheck Windows Messenger and/or MSN Explorer
5. Click Next
6. Click Finish

Alternatively, if it really is MSN Messenger you're talking about the quickest way to get rid of it would be to upgrade to the latest version of Windows Live Messenger, then uninstall it.

timestar

Have you tried using Revo Uninstaller? Great little free programme - looks on filehippo.com

-TangleFoot-

timestar wrote: »

Great little free programme - looks on filehippo.com

Alternatively, go to https://www.revouninstaller.com instead.

fitzroy

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

If you are referring to the Windows Messenger and/or MSN Explorer applications supplied with Windows XP, you can 'remove' them by following these instructions:

1. Click on Start→Control Panel
2. Double click on Add or Remove Programs
3. Select Add/Remove Windows Components
4. Uncheck Windows Messenger and/or MSN Explorer
5. Click Next
6. Click Finish

Alternatively, if it really is MSN Messenger you're talking about the quickest way to get rid of it would be to upgrade to the latest version of Windows Live Messenger, then uninstall it.

I followed the above instructions (twice) but Live Messenger still appears on my screen when I start-up it's so annoying - any reasons why I can't get rid of it?

davester

look for MSN messenger, in the same list. Win XP was shipped with Messenger, Live messenger was the new name that didn't remove the older version.

-TangleFoot-

Could you take a screenshot the next time it happens?

1. Press the [PrtScn] key on your keyboard.
2. Open an image editing application - Paint should be sufficient.
3. Paste the screenshot into the application. Crop if necessary.
4. Save the image in JPEG format.
5. Upload the image to TinyPic.
6. Post a link to the uploaded image in this thread, like this.