 How To Remove Windows Messenger 5 |
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 Jan 27 2005, 04:39 AM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 15-January 05 Member No.: 3,293  |
one day I was bored and installed this piece of crap windows messenger 5, then I found out the problem that it conflict with Adobe Acrobat 6.03 (it doesn't with acrobat 6.00). when I uninstalled it from control panel, each time I open a pdf file, there is a popup window saying I need to install something.
I tried many ways and can't figure out how to solve it, even in adobe's website they described this problem but did not give a solution. Finally I was able to complete remove it, it is real simple: download and reinstall windows messenger 4.7, it will completely remove and replace windows messenger 5.0, then remove 4.7 by running this command "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove". that is it. best solution? never install this piece of crap. |
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Jan 27 2005, 01:37 PM
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Member [Level 3] Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 20-December 04 Member No.: 2,823 |
Many thanks for this...
Windows Messenger has always been a pest to me. |
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Jan 27 2005, 02:15 PM
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Premium Member Group: Members Posts: 196 Joined: 4-October 04 Member No.: 1,425 |
Cool, it works as well, I really hate windows messengar, it always annoys cuz it always signs me in automatically whenver I turn my pc on. Now i am rid of it, hehehe.
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Jan 27 2005, 04:12 PM
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[Lord nicky @ trap17] Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 12-October 04 From: Thailand Member No.: 1,693 |
QUOTE(Oblivion 9999 @ Jan 27 2005, 09:15 PM) Cool, it works as well, I really hate windows messengar, it always annoys cuz it always signs me in automatically whenver I turn my pc on. Now i am rid of it, hehehe.  Hey! It can Disable automatic run when log on to windows and auto sign-in. Just go to Messenger and select Tools menu bar > Options > and go to General tab Then you can tick off the option that make it auto run and sign in. Why must to uninstall it?  heheI'm the one that haven't got any problem with msn. I use MSN V.6.2.137 + MSN Plus any many Plugins. I use it to talk to my friend every day I never got ploblem with it? What about other one? 
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Jan 27 2005, 04:42 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 102 Joined: 15-January 05 Member No.: 3,293 |
QUOTE(nicky1 @ Jan 27 2005, 11:12 AM) Hey! It can Disable automatic run when log on to windows and auto sign-in. Just go to Messenger and select Tools menu bar > Options > and go to General tab Then you can tick off the option that make it auto run and sign in. Why must to uninstall it? heheI'm the one that haven't got any problem with msn. I use MSN V.6.2.137 + MSN Plus any many Plugins. I use it to talk to my friend every day I never got ploblem with it? What about other one? man, we are talking about windows messenger here, not msn messenger, also msn messenger already have version 7, you may want to check that out. go to http://www.mess.be. |
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Jan 27 2005, 05:17 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 208 Joined: 27-January 05 From: LI, New York Member No.: 3,448 |
Thats a good tut cuz my MSNM 5 is all kaked and causing problems when I start up my comp.
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Jan 28 2005, 05:50 PM
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Member [Level 1] Group: Members Posts: 60 Joined: 22-December 04 Member No.: 2,867 |
if i disable it in the general tab (so it won't load at startup) it will load at the background for me, i'll get the message 'you have ## unread messages' and all that, but it isn't on the toolbar (at the right bottom) so i can't close it there before i open the full program (at the start menu --> all programs i think)
i just don't want it to load at startup, sometimes i use 2 msns, so it's easy to use windows messenger and msn messenger (i use 7.0 beta btw  )
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Feb 3 2005, 07:49 PM
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Give me Reputation and i'll give you some back.  Group: Banned Posts: 203 Joined: 29-December 04 From: Wirral, Northwest England Member No.: 3,000 |
Whats Windows Messenger like? MSN?
I wouldn't know myself. I'm on Windows 2000. |
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Feb 3 2005, 08:11 PM
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Super Member Group: Members Posts: 315 Joined: 1-October 04 From: India Member No.: 1,377 |
The best way to get rid off the windows messenger is as following:-
Don't uninstall it. Just go to Program Files folder and than find the folder titled Messenger. Then changed its name, I have changed it to MessengerOFF. Then it will never auto run. Simple and Safe......... |
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