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Microsoft: Windows: XP: Messenger: Operation: Uninstall: How to remove Microsoft Messenger?

Mar 27th, 2005 07:41
Knud van Eeden,

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--- Knud van Eeden --- 27 March 2005 - 03:02 pm ----------------------

Microsoft: Windows: XP: Messenger: Operation: Uninstall: How to remove 
Microsoft Messenger?

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -First make Microsoft Messenger visible
     in the 'Add/Remove Windows Components'

     1. -Open your favorite text editor (e.g. notepad)

        1. -Open the file

             c:\windows\info\sysoc.inf

           1. -Search for the word 'msmsgs'

      msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

              1. Remove the word 'hide' from the line

      msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7

        2. Save the file

 2. -Goto 'Add/Remove Windows Components'

    1. -Click button Windows 'Start'

    2. -Select from list 'Control Panel'

    3. -Select from list 'Add/Remove Programs'

    4. -In the left pane click on 'Add/Remove Windows Components'

       1. -Disable checkbox 'MSN Messenger'

       2. -Disable checkbox 'Windows Messenger'

       3. -Click button 'Next'

       4. -Click button 'Finish'

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Internet: see also:

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Windows XP FAQ: How do I remove Messenger?
http://myitforum.techtarget.com/articles/15/view.asp?id=7033

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Windows XP From A to Z
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

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[Internet: see also: http://www.google.com search for 'msmsgs.exe': 
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/msmsgs.exe.html]

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Operating system: Microsoft: Windows: XP: Link: Overview: Can you give 
an overview of links?
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/34878/fid/868

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