Uninstall Windows Messenger

Filed in: Tips n Tricks — August 8th, 2005

 

Tip to uninstall Windows Messenger on Windows XP.

For Windows XP users, do you find that the windows messenger(not MSN Messenger) rather annoying? Windows messenger auto load on startup, auto start with Outlook Express…

We have MSN Messenger, we do not need Windows Messenger!

Uninstall Windows Messenger

Click Start > Run… , enter the following line:

[code]RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove[/code]

then, click OK button to remove Windows Messenger.

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  • Jacquelyn Clemmons
    I have a question. I Used MSN messenger, and setup my buddy list. I got sick and did not access my webmail for several month. I was deleted from the email.

    How do I go in and delete my buddy list? They are still set up buy I cannot see them when they sign on in the normal manner.

    Please help this lady dummy. :(
  • You can remove windows messenger from Control Panel > Add remove programs > Add/remove windows components. Than uncheck windows messenger. It's right there folks, pretty obvious.
  • jane
    how do i uninstall window live messenger??
  • tonyyaaaaaaa
    Thanks for ridding me of the troubles i had ..... best advice i have had in years ..... GOODBYE MSN
  • Lloyd
    Fantastic patch - thanks
  • kitten_2537
    installed the mess patch and tried to open messenger multiple times but just opens to the account i already have open...what's going on?
  • LcF
    geckoseiya: thank you for your help. :)
  • Glad to share the info. Many of my friends asked me where I get the patch too. Keep in mind that whenever a newer MSN Messenger is released/installed, the patch might/might not work with new versions. So what you can do is got back to MessBe website to see they have any updates of the patch. Normally they'll be out in no time.
  • Geckoseiya! Your recommendation works! Thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!
  • Liew, I got a polgamy thing from mess.be known as MSN Polygamy Patch 7.0.0205

    Can't find the Mess Patch; this polygamy seems to be the latest thing..... ;)

    wish me good luck to get it run!
  • close your MSN messenger and apply the patch. Select the features you want. When it's complete, everytime u open MSN Messenger, a new one opens up. (for eg, if u want to sign in to 3 accs, open MSN messenger 3 times)
  • LoudSpeaker
    There’s a patch for MSN messenger 7. It’s not called MSN polygamy anymore. It’s called Mess Patch.


    I downloaded.. but how to use the multiple account? I can't find..
  • u know microsoft, they wont tell you everything
  • If you might need to use remote assistance, then just leave it there. :)

    Or remove it then keep a installer for windows messenger. Remote assistance is a great tool.
  • LcF: It's fine to use, its in BETA and theres hardly any bugs in the latest release.
  • LcF
    stchatterbox: MSN Messenger 7.5 is still in alpha. It may buggy and I don't recommend home user to use it.
  • Hey, friends, heard that there's a MSN Messenger 7.5!
    http://xerocool.innereyes.com/msn_messenger_75_...
  • There's a patch for MSN messenger 7. It's not called MSN polygamy anymore. It's called Mess Patch.
  • LoudSpeaker
    MSN Polygamy only available for Version 6.. not 7.
  • Great, now I can get rid of Windows Messenger for good.
    and stchatterbox, you can use MSN polygamy / patch to enable multiple MSN Messengers to run.
  • i hate windows messenger..but i still keep it..cause it's needed if ever need
    remote acess to my pc :)
  • marco
    Can arr? Show us .
  • LcF
    Ok, later I show you how to have multiple MSN Messengers at the same time. ;)
  • Liew, not that annoying, for example, I've two .net passport, one for my friends and one for my colleagues, and since I can only log with one .net passport in MSN messenger each time, I use Windows Messenger to log on to my another .net passport. But I know there's one lovely stuff known as the MSN Shell, a software from China...good if you know how to read Chinese!
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