Re: removing windows messenger
- From: "Belinda Collins" <hotrod1559@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:06:02 -0500
Hi,
Thanks for you info. It solved the problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Blind Melon Chitlin" <buttfish@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:30 PM
Subject: RE: removing windows messenger
> Hi,
> I got this from
> http://www.petri.co.il/uninstall_windows_messenger_in_windows_xp.htm
> snip snip
> Can I uninstall Windows Messenger in Windows XP?
> Yes. You can also uninstall it although I don't recommend it. You'd be
> better off
> if you just disable it. Read this tip on how to do it:
> Disable Windows Messenger in Windows XP
> .
> If, however, you do want to uninstall it, there are at least 2 ways to
> do it:
> First method
> XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows
> Messenger,
> but you can tickle it and make it show up everything.
> If you'd like Windows Messenger to show up in the list of programs you
> can add and
> remove from Windows, navigate to C:\WINDOWS\inf (substituting the
> correct drive letter
> for your version of Windows) and open sysoc.inf. You'll see a line that
> reads:
> msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
> Change this to the following and Windows Messenger will appear in Add or
> Remove Programs,
> then Add/Remove Windows Components, then, and you can remove it for
> good:
> msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,7
> You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel,
> select Add/Remove
> Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.
> Second method
> Make sure you close Outlook, Outlook Express and the Messenger client.
> Run this command in the CMD window (line may wrap, just copy/paste it):
> RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
> Note:
> This will prevent a long delay when opening Outlook Express if you have
> the Contacts
> pane enabled. To prevent this, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express once u have
> located this in regedit, use the window context key and
> select New, Dword value. Give it the name
> Hide Messenger
> tab once and press enter on the new entry and set the value to 2.
> snip snip.
> Note I have changed some of the einstructions from the page to make it
> easier for screenreader users.
> hope this helps.
>
> Cheers, James
> Beyond the black stump, Australia
> Buttfish@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Belinda Collins
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 4:17 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: removing windows messenger
>
>
> Hi all,
> Can someone tell me how to remove Windows Messenger from my computer
> using Jaws 6.0? Thanks, Belinda
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