Removing Windows Messenger?

[HQ]

Some tool installed Windows Messenger on my computer at a party (Windows XP) and I can't get it off. I guess it was always installed, but this guy logged his user on my computer and it keeps popping up everytime I use Outlook. His friends keep popping up saying hello and I keep telling them to fuck off and then sign off manually every time. It's quite a predicament I have gotten myself into.

How do I remove it and/or the (only) user installed on it?

[Squishy]

Log out and then uncheck the remember password option.

[HQ]

I looked for that but I can't find that option! I haven't installed any updates to it, perhaps this is why?

[Goonx]

impossible !!! Iv'e been trying to get rid of it ever since I installed Win XP.

Another ones of little billys jokes.

[katiepants]

Try this..

Go to C:\Windows\inf\ (its a hidden folder)

Find sysoc.inf

Find this line.. "msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7"

You want to remove the "hide" from that line

Then go to control panel > Add/Remove Progs > Add/Remove Windows Components and scroll down to find Windows messenger and untick it.

This is one of the first things I do every time I re-install XP. I hate messenger with a passion. Not 100% sure if this will work after a user has been setup on it though.

[ldinternet]

<font size=2>@echo off
echo Removing Microsoft Messenger...
rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %WinDir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

echo Disabling it from running in the future...
echo REGEDIT4>%temp%\nomsngr.reg
echo
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]>>%temp%\no
msngr.reg
echo "PreventRun"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg
echo "PreventAutoRun"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg
echo "PreventAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg
echo "PreventBackgroundDownload"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg
echo "Disabled"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg
regedit /s %temp%\nomsngr.reg</font>

Batch script will uninstall messenger. It worked for me without a problem. Save from Notepad as whatever.bat, then run it.

[Luda]

I just deleted the Messenger directory... done.

[FlyingIguana]

delete the .exe

[HQ]

Thx for all the solutions. Does Outlook still work dispite all this?

[HQ]

with the help from you, i found out this is the way to uninstall windows messenger in windows xp:

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

[gothweb]

Removing Messenger, or any other MS Annoyance, is very easy. Remove Windows. Ta-dah, no more Microsoft crap you can't get rid of. (I am always amazed how many technical people still bother with Microsoft Operating Systems.)

[foe]

format c:

get linux