How do I get rid of Messenger 4.7?

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CTRL ALT DEL, kill all apps like outlook deamons and the like, then go to the control panel, add/remove programs, windows components, msn messenger , uncheck it, click next/finish and tada, your done ;)

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/302089/EN-US/
Leo you need to check your references again.
There is no place under control panel, add or remove programs, can you delete it.
This link from Microsoft explains it in detail how to remove it.

The comment using the task manager strategy worked for me and it was fast and easy

Forget Microsoft. To remove it, do the following:

Click on Start>>My Computer or Control Panel>>Add or remove programs>>Then select Add/Remove Windows Components on the left hand side. Now uncheck Windows Messenger at the very bottom and select next.

Right, now to remove it. Click Start>>Run. Cut and paste the following command: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

IE and OE should also load a little faster.

On my friends computer i signed in under windows messenger and now every time she turns on her computer my computer signs out of msn and hers signs in under my name and were in different towns how so i stop her computer from signing in under my name so that mine here will stay signed in? i hate it when my msn is off cause this is the only way my family keeps in touch with me and if its signed out here im not usually home to sign back in and am missing any contact with my family

This worked while running XP Pro!!! Nothing else did

Click on Start>>My Computer or Control Panel>>Add or remove programs>>Then select Add/Remove Windows Components on the left hand side. Now uncheck Windows Messenger at the very bottom and select next.

Right, now to remove it. Click Start>>Run. Cut and paste the following command: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Thanks Steve!!

Funny. That's exactly what the article you just commented on says.

To remove or uninstall the windows messenger, download the Remove Windows Messenger tool from http://www.diskdatarecovery.net/remove-windows-messenger

That tool is *unnecessary*. Please read the article above or visit this article: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_uninstall_windows_messenger.html

You don't need to download anything to remove messenger.

I run Windows XP with out the service packs. I had Windows Messenger and this is how i got rid of it......MYCOMPUTER...C;DRIVE>>>PROGRAMS...right
click on the Windows Messenger icon AND chose properties to make sure it was an application i first deleted the application because if you try to delete the file first the computer will tell you that other programs are using Windows Messenger. I wiped the App. from trash and then deleted the folder and wiped it from the trash also all done!!!try it it might work for you!!

Posted by: hiteckcleadus at July 19, 2005 03:36 PM

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THIS WORKED FOR ME...
Thanks hiteckcleadus

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