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ARRRGH - Can't uninstall messenger 7.5

Hi

I am trying to uninstall msn messenger 7.5 from my PC but can't get rid of it. I don't want to replace it with anything - just remove it. I have been through Add/remove programs, and rebooted etc but when I switched on this morning, msn loaded and went online!! This is what is driving me mad too - I selected for msn not to load up automatically and not to go online anyway - but it always did.

So, if I go to Add/remove programs, it's not there, but if I look in All programs, it is - but I can only delete the shortcut from here - it tells me to go via Add/remove progs!!

How do I get rid of this blasted thing please?

I run Windows XP

TIA

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  • superscaper
    superscaper Posts: 13,369 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    It wouldn't be in add/remove programs, it's under the add/remove windows components tab of the window you had open.
    "She is quite the oddball. Did you notice how she didn't even get excited when she saw this original ZX-81?"
    Moss
  • crox
    crox Posts: 371 Forumite
    If that doesn't work, from start click run type msconfig go to the startup tag and uncheck msn messanger (might be called something else there, but you'll figure it out)
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