How to Uninstall Windows Messenger

Windows Messenger (the chat program) is equally annoying if you dont use instant messaging. Microsoft has tightly integrated this program into many of its other programs including Outlook Express, Outlook and Remote Assistance. You can’t delete it through normal Add/Remove programm. However there are ways to  get rid of it and this article two methods to uninstall Windonws Messenger.

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Method One

Step 1: Click Start then Run

Step 2: Copy and paste the line below into the Run field, as shown in the screenshot below and then click OK.

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Step 3: You will be presented with the message below. Follow the instructions and select Yes.

Method Two

Step 1: Locate the file named SYSOC.INF located at C:\Windows\Inf. (NOTE: This folder and the files in it are hidden by default. To unhide this folder and its contents, click Tools | Folder Options from Windows Explorer, and then choose the View tab. From here, select “Show hidden files and folders”, as shown in the screenshot below, and then click OK.)

Step 2: Open SYSOC.INF with Notepad and locate the line that reads as follows:

msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7

Step 3: Remove the word “hide” from the line, then close the file, saving the changes.

Step 4: You can now use the Add/Remove Programs icon in the Control Panel to access the Add/Remove Windows Component option to remove Windows Messenger.