Removing windows messenger?

Lady_K

I'm trying to remove windows messenger but it is not in the add remove programs list. Its win xphome. I have windiws live messenger installed and thats in the list but not windows messenger. Any ideas on how to remove it please?

espresso

See this article.

superscaper

Or you can just remove it from add/remove programs (under the add/remove windows components tab).

Lady_K

Thanx, just tried to remove it from componants tab and it does remove but I've just tried it to test it reactivating it again from the list and it started up automatically again, it kept all log in details etc. This computer belonged to someone else before us so its signing into someone elses account atomatically when its on.

Thing is other people will be using this computer so I just didnt want them activating the win messeger again because of that I really want to remove it completely from the machine

m00nie

remove the log ins from control panels user accounts then delete windows messenger via the above route,

Lady_K

According to this there is no other users apart from me now I dont know why its noit in add remove programs It has been on other machines and I've removed it easily. Its win messenger 4.7 I don't think thats included in the above link instructions bit I ,ve tried those anyway

espresso

Click on the Windows Messenger 4.5 or later link.

John_Gray

I've always gone into a Command Prompt window and typed:

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

and pressed Enter...

But then again, I'm an old DOSser!

John

Lady_K

Thanx I have done that it is for preventing not removing I dont know if it can actually be uninstalled to be honest now

dickibobboy

open windows live messenger and go to tools and options. Change all thigs to remove from starting up and then go to accounts tab and remove the account.

Then go to add remove windows components and take it from there.

Lady_K

Tried all of that but nothing works unfortunately