I love Messenger Plus so much I installed it on my work PC (we use Messenger to talk to our home workers) My boss however made us remove a lot of stuff with a recent clampdown and Msg Plus was told to go unfortunately. Although i've removed it I still have an advert which comes up as soon as I click on someones name in my contact list, regardless of wether I type anything to them or not. It says something along the lines of "I got my IM Names" etc etc   how do I remove this as i've been told to get rid and i've tried everything.

Thank you folks, hopefully you can help

if you run antispay ware it should take care of this problem

Hi and thx for the reply. I've ran the latest versions of both SpyBot and Adaware and it doesn't remove it sadly

just install plus without the sponsor programs. during setup select "i refuse to give support" and proceed.

I don't want to install it, i've uninstalled it because i'm not allowed it

But the advert remains

If you have uninstalled Messenger Plus! and the sponsor, the adverts that are appearing on your computer are not Messenger Plus! related.

I'd also reccomend doing an anti-virus search aswell.

However, if you have used spyware/adware removal software, then it could've corrupted the uninstaller and it didn't uninstall correctly.

You can do all of this and easily justify it with your boss if he tells you off...

Download Messenger Plus! from shoutbox.menthix.net/download.php and install with the sponsor program. Reboot the computer, press alt+ctrl+del and close every instance of iexplore.exe that there is (this is the process for internet explorer), then go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs and remove Messenger Plus! 3 and the sponsor software. If you reboot, it should now be gone.

If it is still there, then it isn't the plus! sponsor i'm afraid.

I may help u out with this. Cuz even me n my friends suffered from it. i found a cure for it.
1. Go to C: program files/im-names and delete all the files.
2. Three of them get deleted and 1(in-server) give an error that it is being used by someother person.
3. Press Alt+Ctrl+Del.
4. Task manager opens up.
5. There go to the process tab.(if u dunt find it see points 6 n 7)
6. Right click on any program.(only for point 5)
7. Chose go to process.(only for point 5)
8. Locate the im-server process.
9. Right click on it.
10. Click on end process tree and not end process.
11. Then go and delete the file.
12. Restart messenger.

I hope ur problem is solved.
For any further assistance pm me.
And this had nothing to do with msg+.

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^^^ A good virus scanner also can scan spyware last time i checked

To tell u the truth a virus scanner can stop a  virus when it enters ur computer, not when its already there!!! And specially for this cause use the help posted in my previous post.

This indeed has nothing to do with Msg Plus! as Ghost already said...however he's giving a longer solution than needed (kill process first not: delete, kill process, delete).

So:
- open Windows Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del)
- click on Processes
- look for something called 'IM-svr.exe' rightclick on it and end the process
- go to the program files folder and delete IM-names folder

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Originally posted by Sunshine
This indeed has nothing to do with Msg Plus! as Ghost already said...however he's giving a longer solution than needed (kill process first not: delete, kill process, delete).

So:
- open Windows Task Manager (ctrl+alt+del)
- click on Processes
- look for something called 'IM-svr.exe' rightclick on it and end the process
- go to the program files folder and delete IM-names folder

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Originally posted by GHOST OF DA AGES
6. Right click on any program.(only for point 5)
7. Chose go to process.(only for point 5)

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Ur right matty. But this border is not available in all task manager. Every computer has an altogether diffrent task manager(atleast thats what i have noticed).

where the process tree on task manager?

When u right click on im-server.exe, there come 5 options. End process tree is under End process.

If I ended the process tree would it still come back?

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Originally posted by welshboy222
If I ended the process tree would it still come back?

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sorry it say this its the truth it came back I ended the process tree it went for about 3 days but now its back I ended it again but it will come back plz help!

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Originally posted by welshboy222
sorry it say this its the truth it came back I ended the process tree it went for about 3 days but now its back I ended it again but it will come back plz help!

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Originally posted by GHOST OF DA AGES
Ur right matty. But this border is not available in all task manager. Every computer has an altogether diffrent task manager(atleast thats what i have noticed).

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I found three main files one was a PF file, one was a file which I couldnt delete and the other was a folder which contained three others shold I try and delete them all and what about the file I cant delete?

whoops... i went to ctrl+alt+del but i accidently ended thu process instead of ending the process tree.... does anyone knows what happens ..  ??