Should I remove Windows Messenger?
All this time I've been a part of the MSN Messenger community, one of the most asked questions is "How do I remove Windows Messenger from Windows XP".
Most people tell you to do this:
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quote:Go to Start --> Run --> type: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove --> Press Enter
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Although almost all of us already know the answer was to do that above, I'm here to tell you it's wrong. Though removing Windows Messenger would seem a blessing, doing so would effectively lag your Outlook/Outlook Express as well as cause some Windows XP features to cease functioning.
Luckily there is an alternative. Instead of uninstalling Windows Messenger, you should hide it. The only way I know of so far would be to use an application and thanks to CookieRevised (a m8 of mine), I now know of the program.
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Thanks CookieRevised!
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