I have the same problem, and I even did all of the steps to remove the Smiley thing mentioned. But it's MP!L is no where to be seen in Live Messenger. I too have 64-bit Windows 7, if that means anything. If I understood the nature of how MP!L adds itself onto the official program, then maybe I could find something thats not working right. Like how I noticed there is a service for MP!L.
