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How to uninstall Windows XP messenger?

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There is no place in the uninstall/repair feature to get rid of this pest. Is it there to stay or is there a way to remove it completely?

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by hereinoz

I have found a cute way to disable it, if not remove it.

Download AOL Instant Messenger and set it to be your default messaging client. This breaks the nexus between Outlook Express and Windows Messenger - usually the greatest nuisance.

Re-boot

Re-set AOL Instant Messenger to not be your default maessaging client - it, unlike Windows Messenger, does what it is told.

You should then have no default Messaging client.

It worked for me anyway!!

Good luck

Alan

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