has more info on removing Messenger from XP. I haven't tried the stuff there. I just turned messenger's autostart off and hopefully those annoying little popups will stop appearing.
Don't remember where i found this, but it worked for me... just go into Program Files/Messenger/ and rename the actual messenger executable to anything else. No warnings ever again... at least till a windows "security update" writes a new version with the same name (happened to me just once so far).
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Open C:WINDOWSinfsysoc.inf and change msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 to msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,7
Then use Add/Remove Windows Components to remove messenger.
(source: http://www.ntcompatible.com/faq328.shtml)
If MS tells you a Messenger update is required even if you never use Messenger, tell them where they can stick their update.
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This method NO LONGER WORKS with the latest XP "security update".
I couldn't find any way to uninstall Windows Messenger. BAH!
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(I don't mind MS installing "critical .NET components" just wish they wouldn't use a trojan-horse method to get them installed!)
This site
http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/search.asp?s=messenger
has more info on removing Messenger from XP.
I haven't tried the stuff there. I just turned messenger's autostart off and hopefully those annoying little popups will stop appearing.
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Don't remember where i found this, but it worked for me... just go into Program Files/Messenger/ and rename the actual messenger executable to anything else. No warnings ever again... at least till a windows "security update" writes a new version with the same name (happened to me just once so far).
-deac
This works a treat.