Eradicating Windows Messenger

[PtBetsie]

Computer with WIN XP Home It has Windows Messenger installed and we would like to get rid of it. That program isn't listed under Add/remove. How do we remove it permanently?

[FrankSG]

Click on the link below.
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm

[michael2023]

Also if it is not in Add/Remove Proograms you could go to C:/Program Files and delete the Windows Messenger Folder.

[Paul Komski]

It's normal home is at: C:\Program Files\Messenger\msmsgs.exe so another workaround is to just rename it to msmsgs.xxx