msn messenger go away!!!

how do i get rid of this damn msn messenger, frankly it pisses me off that i cant get it out of my startup items (it comes back) and i cant uninstall it or remove it as a windows option. there has to be a way to get rid of it.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by sciguy007, 2001-04-04 07:00

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sciguy007

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#45852

2001-04-04 09:00

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Noodlez

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#45853

2001-04-04 10:49

run msconfig and remove it from the startup

sciguy007

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#45854

2001-04-05 02:51

that doesnt work, i tried it, it comes back. as in, the actuall program file gets added again to the startup list. its BS.

Questionnaire

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#45855

2001-04-05 05:52

I did the mscofig like 20 times and it still kept commin back! *sigh* I finally deleted the whole folder of it:

C:\Program Files\messenger\

I think that was it. XP is so kickass in someways but they need to kill all those little annoyances.

sciguy007

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#45856

2001-04-05 06:01

ya that was going to be the next thing i tried. xp seems pretty good but i had some massive problems with that auto restarting feature. i think im gonna stick with 2k until xp is out of beta.

EddiE314

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#45857

2001-04-05 08:08

i just renamed the exe file, never came back, make sure you kill the process for it first before you rename.

Galilee

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#45858

2001-04-05 08:35

Start the messenger and go thrue the activation. When the program has started you can go to settings. There you can turn it off.

Questionnaire

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#45859

2001-04-06 01:17

Well I turned it off! It's completely off my system! LOL!

Joker

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#45860

2001-04-07 01:20

i just uninstalled it from add/and remove windows components and i haven't seen it since

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whoisurdaddy

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#45861

2001-04-08 19:53

Yeah, I just uninstalled from Add/Remove Programs too. That thing can be annoying. It start up whenver you run Outlook Express even though you told OE not to run Messenger at the startup.

CrashNBurn

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#45862

2001-04-26 03:20

I just got my copy of WinXP Beta 2 in the mail, and I can't find the uninstall for MSN messenger. It's pissing me off that it keeps loading up at startup. I turned it off through MSCONFIG, but I'm looking to completely remove it from my system. What's the best way. ALSO, is there anyway to log on w/o having to enter a password every time? Thanks

Jeff Knight

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#45863

2001-04-26 03:25

to get more uninstall options find the file sysoc.inf and remove the word HIDE from it (go to notepad press alt-h and type in find what:hide then replace it with no text.) and save it. As for not having to enter a password go to www.download.com and get either x-tek's x-setup or tweakUI. If you have any probs either post here or icq or e-mail me.