get rid of msn messanger completely with sp2

[3223]

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

[{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

[peat moss]

TCP/IP patch :

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

[S!X]

TCP/IP patch :

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

thx :)

[Snee]

Here's how you uninstall messenger through add/remove programs, in case you are talking about the IM thingie. (http://www.help2go.com/article135.html)

[Virtualbody1234]

It's Windows Messenger ;)


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

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

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

[Izagaia]

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? :)

[Snee]

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.