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Both Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger
are useful tool, not only for chatting with friends and family, but also for
video conferencing with friend from around the world. Unfortunately, not
everyone appreciates the enormous value of this kind of message service.
Therefore, many user prefer to remove the application from their pc's
altogether. It should be noted that once Windows Messenger is removed you will
not have access to Remote Assistance (unless you have MSN Messenger), Whiteboard
and Application Sharing.
MSN Messenger is, by far, the easiest of
the message services to remove. After all, all that is required is its removal
via Windows Add and Remove Programs option. Windows messenger, on the other
hand, requires a rather different approach, depending upon whether you have
Windows XP Service pack 1 install or not. The two options are outlined below.
Removal of Windows Messenger from
Windows XP that hasn't been updated with Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
1/ Click the
Start button
2/ Next click
Run
3/ In the Run
dialog box type: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
4/ You may need
to restart your pc before the changes take effect.
Removal of Windows
Messenger from Windows XP with Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
Installed
1/ Click the Start button
2/ From the Start Menu click Control Panel
3/ In the Control panel window click the
Add/Remove Icon
4/ On the Left hand pane of the Add/Remove
window you will see an Icon marked 'Add/Remove Windows Components'
5/ Click on the Add/Remove Windows components Icon
6/ Scroll down the list that appears until you come to
the option marked Windows Messenger
7/ To Disable Windows Messenger remove the tick
from the box on the left of the option
8/ Now click the Next button
9/ The Windows Component Wizard will no update its
settings
10/ After updating the Completing the Windows
Component Wizard window will appear
11/ Now click Finish
12/ Finally Reboot your pc for the alteration to
take effect
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