[THE Old ONE]

Is it possible to uninstall Wiindows messenger, will it cause a problem if I
do.

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

To disable "Windows Messenger":

Open "Windows Messenger" and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options > Preferences and uncheck:

"Run this program when Windows starts" and
"Allow this program to run in the background", then
click OK.

Next, open Outlook Express and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options and under the General tab uncheck
"Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" and click
APPLY.


Alternatives:

Prevent Windows Messenger from automatically running
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_messenger_autorun.htm

or

Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
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"THE Old ONE" wrote:

| Is it possible to uninstall Wiindows messenger, will it cause a problem if I
| do.

[S.Sengupta]

Yes, it is possible to uninstall Windows Messenger.
No,it will not cause a problem.

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

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm

http://www.petri.co.il/uninstall_windows_messenger_in_windows_xp.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

THE Old ONE wrote:
> Is it possible to uninstall Wiindows messenger, will it cause a problem if I
> do.