Help me get rid of Windows Messenger

[Chris S]

I've tried to uninstall the d@mn thing, but everytime I open M$ Outlook it shows up in my taskbar. There must be a registry entry that I can do that will kill it once and for all.

Thanks

 

[CTho9305]

start -> run "notepad c:\windows\inf\sysoc.inf"
find the line starting with msmsgs and remove "HIDE" from it (leave the commas). save & quit.
control panel -> add/remove programs, windows setup, at the bottom now is "Windows Messenger".

I usually remove all the HIDE lines from that file - it makes a few more things removable too.

 

[Chris S]

That killed it, y muchas garcias!

 

[crapito]

you can also make a BAT file with the following text:

@echo off
cls
ECHO ********************************************
ECHO * *
ECHO * press any key to uninstall MSN Messenger *
ECHO * *
ECHO ********************************************
pause
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
ECHO ********************************************
ECHO * *
ECHO * all done. *
ECHO * MSN Messenger has been removed. *
ECHO * thank you, anomen! *
ECHO * *
ECHO ********************************************
@echo on

 

[woodie1]

Or delete this KEY:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSMSGS