-=PCTechTalk=- Re: msn messenger
- From: "KC" <alienkc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 02:39:27 -0500
Holy Crap ROFLMAO
May I say I just scared the hell out of me!!!!!! I trusted you and went
with it and OMG ROFLMAO
IT works BUT I got so scared when it started.
THANK you for where to find that critter. It is hidden very well.
I am so burnt fixing other puters, I lose track of my one
alien
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trevnal" <trev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 2:16 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: msn messenger
> CrisS,
>
> Did you go to add / remove programs, add / remove Windows Components?
> Messenger is hidden away in here, and once you remove the hide from the
> sysoc.inf, it will then show up.
>
> Once you have removed it and windows has done its bit, you can then go and
> remove the folder from the Program files folder too. It does work as I
have
> done it on a about 4 machines so far.
>
> Trevnal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> TY !
> well !! it still doesn't show up in add/remove programs! Even re-booted
> again just to be sure it didn't need a re -boot to show up.
> crisS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Trevnal
>
> If you remove the "hide", on any entry, it then allows it to show up in
add
> and remove programs , under the windows section. That is why I said be
> careful with what you then remove.
>
> I removed the word hide from every entry, and then I found many things I
> could remove, but some I had no idea what there were etc, so I left them.
> it allow me to remove things like Messenger, Media Player etc. So that is
> why I said be careful, don't delete from the list, what you are not sure
> about.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Trevnal
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> will it then show up in add remove? since it doesn't now?
>
> ok - I found the file and the line.
> when you say - On all entries that have hide.....
> what do you mean by ALL entries ?
> all entries in that entire page? or just the one in that string?
> Just want to be sure before I mess with it!
> thx!
> CrisS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Trevnal
>
> If the follow the following information, you can uninstall MS Messenger
and
> a few other things in XP, just be careful what you delete though.
>
> Edit sysoc.inf. This file can be found in a folder named INF, which is in
> the
> C:\WINDOWS\inf folder. You can open that file in notepad. Look for the
> following line: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7
>
> On all entries that has hide, remove the word hide, but leave the comma's.
> Now you can remove the files in add/remove programs.
>
> Once you have told Windows to remove Messenger, you can then delete the
> files from the program files folder also.
>
> As I said, just be careful on what you do delete after you can see the
> programs listed.
>
> Trevnal
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Does anyone know if there is a way to uninstall msn messenger?
> I used it for a while when a friend could only use that one - then I
changed
> my
> e-mail address, and the program got corrupted or something. Now - it shows
> up in
> a search - it shows up in program files, but there is no apparent way to
> open
> it - it doesn't show up in add/remove programs. Search finds it inside
> service
> pack files also....interesting, I thought. There is no uninstall inside
> c\program files\msn messenger either -
> I logged off (winXP) and it had to end program - msn messenger - which
made
> me
> curious - since it doesn't show up as running in my task bar and there
isn't
> a
> shortcut to even try to open it!
>
> CrisS
>
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