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ok, but i use my way everytime i need to uninstall, nothing has happened yet

Just run this, be sure to check the uninstall Windows Messenger (note: If you uninstall windows messenger MSn Messenger wont work, if you want to stop it from starting up just select the Disable feature)

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Originally posted by spokes25
[Start][Run]
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

[OK]

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By completly removing Windows Messenger causes the API to disappear, now certain plugins wont work, remote assistance wont work and other features that depend on the Windows Messenger API wont work.

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Originally posted by The Napster
Just run this, be sure to check the uninstall Windows Messenger (note: If you uninstall windows messenger MSn Messenger wont work, if you want to stop it from starting up just select the Disable feature)

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This is the third link to the program

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Originally posted by spokes25
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

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Originally posted by The Napster
if you want to stop it from starting up just select the Disable feature)

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Originally posted by Anubis
I found simply by downloading that program ticking the boxes "Disable Windows Messenger Machine Wide" just solved the problem, and retained all the features of Windows Messenger in MSN Messenger...then I deleted the .exe when I was sure...(kept a link to it just in case). And the problem seemed to be gone...

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NO, NO and NO........ if you do that then YOU CAN NOT USE THE API'S ANYMORE!!!




Please READ http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=26...d=258821#pid258821

EVERYTHING is explained in GREAT detail there!!!

Including MessengerDisable and all other methods...

Bare in mind that all the solutions you post may not work for other people!!!

Please READ http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=26...d=258821#pid258821

What about the program "Kill Windows Messenger" Would that not work?

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Originally posted by Abz2k4
What about the program "Kill Windows Messenger" Would that not work?

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Dunno, can you give a link to that program or give more info about it as I don't know the program.......

I noticed an error in your guide re:Windows Messenger running in the background at start up in XP...when you tell people in the registry to remove MSMSGS you forget to say that msnmsgr should be removed as well from the areas of the registry you state...

No, because msnmsgr is MSN Messenger and that is not what people want to remove/disable/uninstall or having problems with, nor does it interfait with the startup of Windows Messenger....

To disable MSN Messenger from startiung up at windows logon, all you have to do is disable that option in MSN Messenger.

Actually when I disabled it, MSN Messenger still worked...I was confused but your method didn't work unless I disabled msnmsgr as well...I asked someone else to try it and the same thing happened...I suggest you look into it

MSN Messenger doesn't start Windows Messenger...
It is however possible that a plugin from Messenger Plus! starts up Windows Messenger. There is nothing you can do about it (unless you truely uninstall/disable Windows Messenger, but then the plugin wont work also). And all that is out of scope of the post and has nothing todo with "disabling" Windows Messenger...