Uninstall msn messenger 7

Thank you!!! Please help. I have Windows XP and I cant uninstall my windows live messenger. These are the things I tried to remove messenger:. I pressed Enter but it said I need to install windows live first for it to uninstall.

Waaaaaa I feel like crying now! I unchecked Windows Messenger and clicked next. After it finishes…nothing happened. Decided to manually remove windows live folder since I still see the folder in Local Disk C but its write protected. So I stupidly deleted one by one the components inside the folder. Well some of them are protected but some could be removed.

So yea, I did that. Clicked on it again to remove it and heeeey it did! It said that urmm cant remember but something like its corrupted or some files are gone or something. Not sure what it said. And I thought its removed for good! So I tried installing…but… -. Searched for websites that have ways to uninstall windows live messenger but still no luck.. I hope anyone please..

I love messenger and all I ever wanted was to make it run again so thats why I thought by uninstalling, it would refresh the services and it would be normal again but now its all a mess! All the services including Live Safety, Hotmail etc etc are installed so it says.. And theres also no folder of windows live messenger and neither can I find msnmsgr at Run.

Im stucked with all these mess…its all up in the air! Pleeeease help.. I would appreciate it alot. Stupidly, I followed the advise of a friend and deleted the program from my Control Panel. What can I do to get Msn Messenger back??? Sounds like this is a major bug, because it has to be one. Whoo hooo!! Lenn Dolling. I have the same problem. I have an older version of messenger on my computer. Tried to uninstall windows live and reinstall it and I get the same message all the time. My computer was defragmented yesterday so it should be working fine.

I like to add that my computer was formatted 2 days ago and not defragged, so there should be no problem really with installing or installing programs. I tried everything to get rid of windows live messenger and so did 2 techs from norton, but no good, until I came across your site and WOW!!

Thanks for sharing your knowledge it is much appreciated. If you are having difficulty re-installing windows live essentials after having removed it from your computer[xp or vista]it is because it was installed with the windows installer and this programme is telling the windows live installer that the programmes are still on your machine. So ive done everything. Ive removed all content from programs and went into my registry to remove as much windows live things that i could find …But It seems no matter how much i remove more just keeps getting found.

Its everywhere in my system and each time i get rid of a significant amount of things i try to re download an older version and it keeps saying ive got a new version still installed. Go to source Service Pack 1 added a user interface for disabling Windows Live Messenger, but not uninstalling it. Go to source. Disable Windows Live Messenger. In the Components list, click Windows Live Messenger to uncheck it.

Click Next, and then click Finish. You will need administrative privileges to complete this process. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Uninstalling Windows Live Messenger will not delete your Messenger account. Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. Submit a Tip All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being published.

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Italiano: Disinstallare Windows Live Messenger. Deutsch: Windows Live Messenger deinstallieren. Thanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 94, times. Is this article up to date? Yes No. Cookies make wikiHow better. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. We should be able to remove it, as much as I dislike Norton, do you have Norton System works on your computer? So, we can't correct that problem and delete once and for all the traces MSN Messenger leaves in any computer after it has been installed, contrary to what happens with that command for removing MSN Messenger 4.

When I opened the Messenger folder by going to my computer-program files-Msn Messenger I did not see any preferences folder listed. I will make that Search using the Search function, but hope also that you can look around to find the exact location when you have the required spare time. And you will want to make sure you have the right folder. I will look around and see if I can find the location for you. Thanks for the clarification on that one.

That link containing that command is not to delete Windows Messenger. It is intended and it works! Thanks for that link on removing Windows Messenger. Hugger1 Member. Here are my replies: When I mentioned "pictures" I also mentioned "dummies". Those dummies I don't know how exactly shall I call them are upside down after installing the program. I would like to uninstall the programa definitely no traces whatsoever of it and then, install it again. As I said before, there is a solution for uninstalling definitely version 4.