Shoutbox

I also inadvertently installed the sponsor program with messenger plus.

I also tried re-installing and uninstalling (WIN 2000), both without and with the sponsor program. This has failed to remove the annoying ads and the internet explorer toolbars and other extras, and failed to protect me from a browser hijacker to some other home page.

I am running a government computer and do not appreciate the position this puts me in (having extra, unauthorized items and weblinks on my machine).

I would like to completely remove both Messenger Plus and the sponsor program from my computer. I also want to remove the extra toolbar and popup quicklaunch kind of thing that comes up with internet explorer. Please tell me how to do so other than repeating the 'reinstall/uninstall' mantra. I already tried that.

If I cannot remove these items, I will be forced to re-image my machine completely, a use of my time and your tax dollars. It takes about two days to backup, re-image, and re-setup the machine.

I do not admire the sneaky way the sponsor program acceptance is entered the install sequence. I do not endorse Messenger Plus or its sponsors in any way. I will not be using messenger plus at all, nor will I buy any products from its sponsors.