Uninstalling old MSN on MCE

unwashed potato! · 22 Mar 2006 at 21:36

I have MCE and am just wondering how to uninstall the old rubbish msn that it comes with. i have updated to msn 7.5 so i dnt need the msn 1.0 or watever it is. thanks in advance

p.s. i have checked the usual install/uninstall place but it not there. itsn hidden :S

Scythe · 22 Mar 2006 at 21:42

Windows Messenger? Just leave it be, not worth hassle imo, just take it off the boot list and leave it, its only like 10-15 mb anyways.

unwashed potato! · 22 Mar 2006 at 21:45

yeah i do take it off boot list by typing msconfig on RUN but yet it still runs, plus it signs in and doesnt even have the lil buddy in the right hand corner nex tto the clock so i dnt even know im signed in

Scythe · 22 Mar 2006 at 22:02

Run Windows Messenger, Go into Tools -> Options and untick Start ..... When Windows Starts etc.

ns400r · 22 Mar 2006 at 22:39

Read up on sysoc.inf

http://www.mvps.org/ecvogel/kb/XP_remove_progs.htm

csmager · 22 Mar 2006 at 23:39

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

Just run that script. Uninstalls Windows Messenger & fixes a problem that causes with Outlook Express. Takes about 2 seconds.

bledd · 23 Mar 2006 at 03:44

start, run

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

enter!