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Anybody can help?

I have tried many ways to uninstall the windows messenger build-in in my notebook, but still sometime when I check my task manager, it is still running back screen.

Thanks.

3033cx

Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components

Uncheck Windows Messenger then click Next

Hope that helps!

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Originally posted by 3033cx
Anybody can help?

I have tried many ways to uninstall the windows messenger build-in in my notebook, but still sometime when I check my task manager, it is still running back screen.

Thanks.

3033cx

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you cant really or isnt advisable to fully remove it. bt you can ' Hide ' it.  click on "Set program Access  & Defaults " an click on Custom  an uncheck Windows messenger

Hi,

did that already, but the windows messenger still come up in the back screen.  Even I stop it in the task manager, within a minutes, it start up by itself.

anyway, Thanks.

3033cx

did you try ' msconfig ' an go into the startup tab?

refer to cookies post in

"Unable to uninstall/remove Windows Messenger"

by clicking link below


http://shoutbox.menthix.net/showthread.php?tid=63490

Also to stop it signing in you click on it then click on sign in with different address and then unclick sign in automatically. 

BKITTY

Thanks, will try it out.

3033cx

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Originally posted by SonicSam
Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components
Uncheck Windows Messenger then click Next
Hope that helps!

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Provided it is listed there (in some configurations it is not listed there), this will only remove it from the menu's, it will not uninstall anything

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Originally posted by Animal
did you try ' msconfig ' an go into the startup tab?

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will not work. There are more things going on than a simple startup entry in this case. Also msconfig is not a good tool to alter startup entries permanently, despite popular believe.

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Originally posted by Animal
bt you can ' Hide ' it.  click on "Set program Access  & Defaults " an click on Custom  an uncheck Windows messenger

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This will not 'hide' it. This will make it not your default choice for an IM client and not listing it in some lists which Windows uses to present you with a choice of IM's.



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As beamykitty pointed out, to properly fix it so it doesn't start up (seemingly) randomly anymore and only when it is actually needed (some addons require Windows Messenger to run!), see:

CookieRevised's reply to I am about to rip my hair out over MS Messanger

I also found something like this before, I found there was a feature in Microsoft Outlook call "Enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook" under tools > options > other.  Once I turned that off it seemed to stop so maybe that is another possible solution to this problem that doesn't result in the loss of some features in MSN/WLM.  Hope this helps someone.  Btw I'm using Office XP (2002) so it might be different in different versions but I still thought it was worth a mension.