If your running XP SP2, try this method to ensure the sponsor uninstalls successfully:
- open intenet explorer, go to the tools menu, open options, goto the programs tab, select Manage Adons, and disable all addons.
- Goto start, goto control panel, open up Add or Remove Programs, select the Set Program Access and Defaults, select Custom, and uncheck 'Enable access to this program' for internet explorer
- Goto start, goto run, goto the startup tab and uncheck everything. Goto the services tab, check 'hide all microsoft services', and uncheck all the third party services that appear
- Restart in safe mode, open up task manager, and close every process execpt for ones running in the 'SYSTEM' user (yes, including explorer.)
- With task manager still open, goto the file menu, click run, and type:
code:
"C:\Program Files\Messenger Plus! 3\Msgplus.exe" /remove
Should be all nice and gone, you can re-enable all those services/programs/IE addons now
Also, what absorbation said reminded me, check your HOSTS (C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc) file for '127.0.0.1 lop.com' or '127.0.0.1 msgplus.net' and remove any entries like that.
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