Can you remove Windows Messenger from XP Home?
03-25-2003, 07:57 PM
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Can you remove Windows Messenger from XP Home?
Minor stupid issue, yes I know. Still.
Is it possible to get Windows Messenger to not start up every time XP Home boots? I don't use it and I hate having the extra icon in my system tray even though it hides the idle icons. It's the principle of it, ya know? I don't want Microsoft's crappy instant messaging software and I want to get rid of it.
Is it possible to get Windows Messenger to not start up every time XP Home boots? I don't use it and I hate having the extra icon in my system tray even though it hides the idle icons. It's the principle of it, ya know? I don't want Microsoft's crappy instant messaging software and I want to get rid of it.
03-25-2003, 08:00 PM
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If you meant the MSN Messenger thingy.... go into control panen and into add/remove programs. then click on Add/remove windows components.... wait for it to load... scroll down and uncheck MSN Messenger... hit next and finish and close it all and reboot
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Cool I got rid of it, I think. I went into "Set Program Access and Defaults" and set the default instant messaging program to AIM. Hopefully that should take care of it.
03-25-2003, 08:03 PM
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Originally posted by MrFatBooty
Cool I got rid of it, I think. I went into "Set Program Access and Defaults" and set the default instant messaging program to AIM. Hopefully that should take care of it.
Cool I got rid of it, I think. I went into "Set Program Access and Defaults" and set the default instant messaging program to AIM. Hopefully that should take care of it.
03-25-2003, 08:05 PM
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