Removed Windows Messenger - Got this error message...

[brigden]

Used this to uninstall WM:

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

Got this message:

Advanced INF Install

Error unregistering the OCX 16422


Seems Windows messenger was uninstalled, but I'd love to know what the hell that error message means.

This is not General Hardware related.

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[abaez]

Do you have SP1?

 

[bacillus]

I also got that error message but all is working fine after the uninstall!

 

[yhelothar]

don't uninstall it.. just rename msmsgs.exe
that's what i do...

 

[Wiktor]

That renaming trick is pretty good 🙂, but will get registry errors because of that 😉 (such taht for example Norton Windoctor will want to fix).

A better way is to (and that's to avoid the error for those that are paranoic about their OS):

Download Windows Messanger 4.7 or 5.0

Reinstall it...

Follow these registry editing instructions

All set!

 

[blizz]

Below is a cut and paste from a newsgroup for that error:


That usually indicates that Windows Messenger was still running when you executed the
command. To try again, firstly, if you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed, open Norton
Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by
the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then
uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.

Secondly, open up the Task Manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Del, or right-click in the taskbar and
choose Task Manager), click the Processes tab and look for 'msmsgs.exe'. If you see it,
click it and then click 'End Process'. After confirming this, run the uninstall again.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger