Ask OnSoftware: Uninstall Windows Live Messenger
There are few things as annoying as a program that’s easy to install, but almost impossible to remove from your computer. One of them is Windows Live Messenger, which comes preinstalled with Windows Vista and can get a bit stubborn when trying to get rid of it. One of our readers, Jean, had this problem and decided to ask OnSoftware for help:
I already have enough stuff registered in this lousy, abominable pop-up computer. How do I get rid of that WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER window that pops on my screen??!!
If you’re in the same situation as Jean, you’ll be glad to know it’s easier to solve that it seems. All you have to do is download WLMUninstaller, a handy application that locates Windows Live Messenger on your hard drive and removes it in a couple of minutes.
WLMUninstaller is dead easy to use: run the program – no installation required – and click Uninstall to remove Windows Live Messenger from your computer. That’s all! WLMUninstaller does leave some traces behind (a couple of folders and files inside the Windows Live directory) but the actual IM client will be gone forever.
Do you know any other trick to effectively uninstall Windows Live Messenger? Feel free to share it in comments! Also, keep on sending all your problems, questions and doubts to ask@onsoftware.com so that we can provide handy solutions for you and the rest of our readers.
Posted at 1:16 am on Sep 25th
ارجو من حضراتكم حل مشكلتى حيث اننى لااستطيع فتح اميلى على الماسنجر وقمت بتحميل السوفت وير اكثر من مرة ولكن عند الانتها من التنزيل بيقول حدثت مشكلة
وجربت كل الطرق والمحاولات ولااستطيع حل المشكلة
ولى اصدقاء كثيرين عندهم نفس المشكلة
ارجو من حضراتكم معرفة حل المشكلة
وتقبلوا شكرى وتقديرى
الصحفى الجرىء
Posted at 8:07 pm on Sep 25th
To get rid of messenger, copy and paste this exact line into the run dialog box:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
This works for me.
Posted at 2:44 am on Sep 26th
This is what the first comment says:
Please be advised solve problems where, I can open the Emily on Messenger and you downloaded the software more than once, but when the download is Alantha Bicol problem occurred
And I’ve tried all ways and attempts to solve the problem but I can not
Li many friends have the same problem
Please be advised to resolve the problem
Please accept my thanks and appreciation
Outspoken journalist
Posted at 8:17 am on Sep 30th
Do you know that just that program doesn’t work? You also have to get the Microsoft Cleaner to get rid of everything related to Windows Live? It’s NOT that easy. This is ridiculous!!! Nothing should be this hard to uninstall! It’s like I have no freedom with my computer. I can’t even uninstall things that I don’t want on my computer! Well, I have to be a practical computer genius to do so.