Windows Messenger..

[Rwalls]

Hey there...

Aright, I'm having problems with windows messenger and its really bugging me. I've done EVERYTHING I know of to get tid of it, and yet tonight, a chat screen has appeared again.

I removed it form the add/remove windows components section, disbled it in startup...but yet when i've got msn messenger shut down I'm suddenly getting messages from people who see me online!! There's not even an icon in the taskbar or anything...just the chat screens.

Can anyone please help me out..I'm gonna go mad!

[el_novato]

You can go here and download a VBS script that will take care of it. I used it on my laptop, haven't had a problem since. If you are not comfortable using the VBS, You can do it manually. It's under Utilities for XP at the bottom, look for one called Disable or Remove Messenger from Windows and OE.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks2.htm#gen

(this was taken from the same site as above)

Tip: Easiest method to disable Messenger: C:\Program Files\Messenger and either rename the Messenger folder to
something like "MessengerOLD" or just move it.

Remove Messenger from XP

Start/Run/RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Disable Messenger

Start/Run/gpedit.msc/Admistrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Messenger. Alter your settings in the right pane. (For Pro)

Stop Windows Messenger from Auto-Starting

Simply delete the following Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSMSGS

Uninstall Messenger

You have to edit sysoc.inf (located in /WINDOWS/inf). Under [Components] you should see the following line:
msmsgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7. Take the word 'hide' out of the line, and it should look like this:
msmsgs=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7. Exit and save.

Go to Add or Remove Programs, and click on Add/Remove Windows Components. There you should now be able to uncheck the MSN Messenger Service, and by clicking Next it will uninstall.