Uninstalling Messenger from XP....editing sysoc.inf didn't work

[Submit]

I have successfully uninstalled the Windows Messenger on my desktop but I can't seem to uninstall it on my laptop. On the desktop all I did was remove every occurrence of the word hide in the sysoc.inf. I did the same thing on my laptop but the Messenger does not show up in the add/remove windows components. I pasted the sysoc.inf file (from the laptop) in hopes of someone having a suggestion.

TIA





[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"
DriverVer=07/01/2001,5.1.2600.0

[Components]
NtComponents=ntoc.dll,NtOcSetupProc,,4
WBEM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wbemoc.inf,,7
Display=desk.cpl,DisplayOcSetupProc,,7
Fax=fxsocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,fxsocm.inf,,7
NetOC=netoc.dll,NetOcSetupProc,netoc.inf,,7
iis=iis.dll,OcEntry,iis.inf,,7
com=comsetup.dll,OcEntry,comnt5.inf,,7
dtc=msdtcstp.dll,OcEntry,dtcnt5.inf,,7
IndexSrv_System = setupqry.dll,IndexSrv,setupqry.inf,,7
TerminalServer=TsOc.dll, HydraOc, TsOc.inf,,2
msmq=msmqocm.dll,MsmqOcm,msmqocm.inf,,6
ims=imsinsnt.dll,OcEntry,ims.inf,,7
fp_extensions=fp40ext.dll,FrontPage4Extensions,fp40ext.inf,,7
AutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,au.inf,,7
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
RootAutoUpdate=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,rootau.inf,,7
IEAccess=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,ieaccess.inf,,7


Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7
CommApps=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,communic.inf,,7
MultiM=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,multimed.inf,,7
AccessOpt=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,optional.inf,,7
Pinball=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,pinball.inf,,7
MSWordPad=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,wordpad.inf,,7
ZoneGames=zoneoc.dll,ZoneSetupProc,igames.inf,,7


[Global]
WindowTitle=%WindowTitle%
WindowTitle.StandAlone="*"















































[Components]
msnexplr=ocmsn.dll,OcEntry,msnmsn.inf,,7



[Strings]
WindowTitle="Windows Professional Setup"
WindowTitle_Standalone="Windows Components Wizard"

 

[Rkonster]

Did you by any chance update your msmg with windows update? I did this, and it wouldn't let me uninstall it anymore. I just deleted the folder and removed the registry entries. Might want to try that.

 

[Submit]

Yes I did the update on the laptop. I didn't do the update on the desktop. It all makes sense now. It's not bad enough that Micro$hit know what movies I watch....

 

[Submit]

to disable, not uninstall Messenger

run: gpedit.msc

click on
User Configuration
|____
Administrative Templates
|____
Windows Components
|____
Windows Messenger

set to be enabled

Do not allow Windows Messenger to run
Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially

----

This wil prevent the messenger service from being run for that user

 

[Commish]

Or, make sure messenger isn't running, (on the systray), go to C:\windows\ and rename the messenger folder, simple.

 

[Wizkid]

Exit messenger, then Start-Run:

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

 

[Submit]

Wizkid, your way worked quite well, thanks.

 

[bacillus]

<< msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7 >>


there should only be 1 comma between inf & 7!

 

[RalfHutter]

No, the 2 comma way is the right way. When you edit this file you just delete the word "hide". You leave all the commas where they were.

 

[NDC]

Well, to disable Messanger, you don't have to uninstall it. If you're running Windows XP Pro, not Home, you can type gpedit.msc on RUN and disable it to run on startup..

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