Remove and Uninstall Windows Messenger
Windows Messenger is an instant messaging program that built-in to Windows XP, and thus, comes shipped with each and every copy of Microsoft Windows XP operating system. There is also a Windows Messenger service built-in in Windows XP that helps produce pop up ads via IP addresses. The two programs are completely different and seperate though they have almost the same name.
Windows Messenger will loaded whenever you boot up your Windows XP PC or launches Outlook Express, Outlook or Remote Assistance that have been tightly integrated with Windows Messenger. Luckily, the Windows Messenger chat program can be removed and uninstalled.
To Uninstall Windows Messenger from Windows XP (without Service Pack 1)
To check if you have Service Pack 1 installed, go to Start -> Control Panel -> System. On the General tab, under System, checks if the words “Service Pack 1″ are listed. If it’s there, your system has Microsoft Windows Service Pack 1.
1) Make sure Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, Windows Messenger and other programs are not running, or else stop them. Note that the Windows Messenger must be unloaded from system tray too.
2) Click on Start -> Run.
3) Cut and paste the following command into the Run text line:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
4) Click on OK.
To Uninstall Windows Messenger from Windows XP (with Service Pack 1)
To check if you have Service Pack 1 installed, go to Start, the right click on My Computer and click on Properties. On the General tab, under System, checks if the words “Service Pack 1″ are listed. If it’s there, your system has Microsoft Windows Service Pack 1.
1) Click on Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
2) Select Add/Remove Windows Components.
3) Uncheck Windows Messenger.
4) Click Next.
5) Click Finish.
6) Restart the computer.
After uninstall Windows Messenger, a long delay will occurs when opening Outlook Express if you have the Contacts pane enabled. To prevent the long delay when opening Outlook Express, use the following instructions:
1) Click Start -> Run.
2) Type REGEDIT into the command link and press Enter.
3) In REGEDIT, go to the following registry location by clicking on the Pluses (+) next to the said items:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express
4) Right click in the right pane and select New, Dword value. Enter Hide Messenger as the name of the new registry key.
5) Double click (or right click and then click modify) this new (Hide Messenger) registry entry and set the value to 2.
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September 4th, 2009 01:48
go to C:\Program Files\Windows Live
you should see a folder that says Messenger, simply delete it. if you can’t do that, download a freeware (search it on google) Ccleaner
and you will be able uninstall it that way, also the program, Ccleaner, can remove the registry of msn messenger, its a cleaning tool, hope that helps
June 25th, 2009 14:57
“Solution: Please try to uninstall windows live messenger with this command in RUN:
msiexec /x {0AAA9C97-74D4-47CE-B089-0B147EF3553C}
Then rep-install it by wlsetup-custom.exe from windows live messenger web site.”
Adeel, thanks so much man, you’re a huge help!
June 25th, 2009 01:45
hello there, umm I’m having Error Code 80040154 when i try to login MSN… I tried all help I found in different forums and websites and they are all mostly the same, I downloaded msmxl3.msi from the microsoft website, installed it and still the same problem… The thing is I can’t Uninstall the messenger since it doesn’t show in the Add/Remove Programs list in the control panel, I tried removing it with ZapMessenger program and it worked it gave me that all messenger files where deleted, I reboot the pc, install messenger again and the same problem happens! I’ve tried everything I can get my hands on I scanned the net for weeks but still nothing… Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks !
May 11th, 2009 16:32
Adeel, great solution. Thanks!
April 17th, 2009 00:55
I have download msn live messenger 2009 from softpedia. but i was not worked after installation, and gave 80040154 error.
Solution: Please try to uninstall windows live messenger with this command in RUN:
msiexec /x {0AAA9C97-74D4-47CE-B089-0B147EF3553C}
Then rep-install it by wlsetup-custom.exe from windows live messenger web site.
January 10th, 2009 02:16
Hi,
I wish to uninstall windows live messenger completely and i don’t have it in the add/remove programs. I want to remove it because it is not working,
October 30th, 2008 11:58
Hi Sonny, there is a more easy solution you can try. Usually if a program doesn’t appear on add/remove program I will find some other uninstallers as a substitute. Been using Final Uninstaller quite a while with no problems. You can download one from http://www.finaluninstaller.com/ and have a try.
September 30th, 2008 21:42
There are a few things you can try Sonny. Firstly I noticed with the new beta windows live messenger unlike the older versions it doesn’t actually appear in add/remove programs. What you are looking for is Windows Live Installer click the remove button on that and you will be able to choose which components you want to uninstall. If this is not present try reinstalling the beta version and try to remove again. If you get problems after this you can try Windows Installer Clean Up to find and remove any entry of Windows Live software. I hope this helps. Also if anyone is having problems with opening messages from the taskbar I found that my BitDefender Total Security was causing problems so be aware that Windows Live and BitDefender don’t get on. At least not in my case.
September 30th, 2008 18:40
i want to go back to using WLM 8.5 but i cannot remove the newer beta version from my computer as it is not on my add/remove programs and every time i try to reinstall it says i have a newer version and i need to delete it before using the older one. help i want to get rid of WLM 9!!
September 24th, 2008 09:07
Admin (who posted the insructions) I would like to pay homage to your extensive knowledge because your advice has just fixed my windows live messenger and pulled it from the depths of hell and useless google searching. Thank you so much.
April 21st, 2007 19:17
use ”Thunderbird” don’t be a windows looser!! and if you are not a serious comp gamer just use Ubuntu Linux, its free and user friendly. Google it you noobs!!!!!!!!!!
December 15th, 2006 12:41
1. If you haven’t done so already, upgrade to the latest version of MSN Messenger:
http://messenger.msn.com/download
2. The date on your computer needs to be set properly — double click the clock verify that
the time and date are set.
3. If you use a firewall (like ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security etc. ), it’s possible
that Messenger doesn’t have the correct rights to access the Internet, especially since you
upgraded. You may need to re/add Messenger to the allowed list of programs in your firewall
if this is the case.
4. If you disabled your firewall in the past, it still may be blocking Messenger — try
restarting it and see if that helps the situation. You also might try uninstalling an
installed firewall, to verify that it isn’t causing a problem (even if it is disabled).
5. Check your IE Security settings — open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, then
Internet Options, then Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section, and verify that “Check
for server certificate revocation” is unchecked. Also verify that ‘Use SSL 2.0′ and Use SSL
3.0′ is checked, then click OK.
6. Click Start, then Run, and enter the following:
regsvr32 softpub.dll
then click OK
and do the same for the following:
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 MSXML3.dll
December 15th, 2006 10:09
windows live messenger is not working, the internet connection is fine and i can browse pages but still cannot connect to the live messenger error code 8100030d . I ran the test connection in the options and it works fine.. Please help !!
November 24th, 2006 06:38
BAAAAAAAAAAAD
November 24th, 2006 02:05
when i open windows live messenger and am connected to the internet it freezes then takes its time, when it finnaly opens and i start typing my e-mail address in then the window goes blank. but when not on the net and i open it it pops up immediately. i think i should remove it from the registry and install from fresh. please help
September 26th, 2006 23:27
Hi,
I wish to uninstall windows live messenger completely and i don’t have it in the add/remove programs. I want to remove it because it is not working, the internet connection is fine and i can browse pages but still cannot connect to the live messenger error code 8100030d . I ran the test connection in the options and it works fine.. Please help !!
September 10th, 2006 23:05
how I remove the whole program for MSN…
July 18th, 2006 07:48
Just go to Control Panel and uninstall Windows Live Messenger.
July 18th, 2006 00:56
how do I unninstall windows live messenger completely?? help!
June 21st, 2006 16:30
Thanks! Its help.
June 20th, 2006 11:56
Rerun the Windows Live Messenger setup it should prompt you the option whether to repair or remove Windows Live Messenger.
June 20th, 2006 11:51
After install window live messenger, when i logon to it, my computer will gone into blue screen which saying that part of the memory is collapse. And i need to restart my computer. I wish to uninstall this Window live messenger and reinstall my previous MSN. However i cann’t get to uninstall the window live messenger at control panel which no button for click to unistall. How i can do to unistall this?
May 24th, 2006 09:29
From the “Options” page in the Windows Live Mail Beta interface, click “Beta opt-out” to stop using Mail Beta.
May 24th, 2006 07:15
have downloaded windows lve to msn now cant get into my mail to read wish to go back to hotmail but sure how i do this
May 22nd, 2006 14:08
wonting to uninstall windows live from my messenager cos cant get it too run on my computer and cant read my email wont to go back too the old one how do i do this thanks