get rid of msn messanger completely with sp2

how do you get rid of msn messanger completely with sp2? in sp1 you could get rid of in it add/remove programs by going to the add/remove windows components but in sp2 its not there. also can i plz have a link to the sp2 patch which would increase the # of connections of something like that for bt users. thanks

It's Windows Messenger ;)


Start > Run -> Type the following command (press OK when done):

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

TCP/IP patch :

http://www.lvllord.de/?lang=en&url=downloads

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Originally Posted by peat moss

TCP/IP patch :

http://www.lvllord.de/?lang=en&url=downloads

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thx :)

Here's how you uninstall messenger through add/remove programs, in case you are talking about the IM thingie.

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Originally Posted by {I}{K}{E}

It's Windows Messenger ;)


Start > Run -> Type the following command (press OK when done):

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

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Hey {I}{K}{E}, That works like a charm. I even tried it on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. It works on that too. :)

Thanks, IKE!

While I apreciate knowing now how to remove Windows Messenger, how about also removing those little traces (programs files, folders, registry entries, etc...) that are often left behind? Anyone have a list of what and where these items that have to be manually removed? :)

I dunno' about ike's method, but the one I posted uninstalls it, so it should get wiped (almost?) completely then.

You'll find the option for removing it among the removable windows components, through add/remove programs.

You can use it to get rid of the pinball game, wordpad and some other stuff that installs with windows too, in case that's interesting.