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Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Desperate BJ — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 08:37:57 -0000

I have installed the trial version of msn content plus and then I deleted everything but the pop registry keeps coming up saying the trail period is over so I need to remove everything or pay..I thought I had removed everything. This pop up comes up continually and drives a person nuts as well as it is affecting msn messenger as I can't open it even though I am signed in. Please help!

By the way Shasshank, I download the remove exe from one of your postings..the one for msncontent plus emotions but it didn't work for this particular problem so I am hoping that you have another solution and can help me out of this maddness. By the way, I don't know my way around my computer very well but hopefully you have an easy solutions. Thank you in advance for your help! Please, do help!

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

sniptools — Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:21:52 -0000

Keith, shut down your Outlook Express before you try to delete MSN. Let us know if that works.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Keith — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 19:36:28 -0000

I keep getting Error Startin Program
The MSNAPPAU.EXE file is linked to missing export ADVAP32.DLL. Converted Sting Security Descriptor to Security DescriptorW

Can you Help

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

ketch — Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:02:52 -0000

Shashank.......thanks for the advice......didn't know about Trillian. I'll download and go throught that. Thanks so much! I appreciate it.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

sniptools — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 10:09:49 -0000

Ketch, if you can, uninstall both MSN versions, and use something like Trillian to access all your instant messenger accounts like msn, yahoo, icq, aol, irc - all in one interface. It's a non-intrusive software, and very decent looking.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

ketch — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 08:22:16 -0000

HI...I installed MSN Messenger 7.0 recently and thought that it would update my older version, 4.7. Well, now I have both versions on my system, and I only want to use one. When I go to Add or Remove Programs only Version 7.0 is showing up.

How do I uninstall the older version but keep Version 7.0 on my system?

Any help would be greatly appreciated....thanks

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

eimear — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 03:10:52 -0000

i cant get rid of msn content plus.i have tried everything.a pop up keeps asking me to regester.help

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

JTB — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 02:54:21 -0000

I've been having issues with my msn. Sometimes it seems to auto scroll down to the bottom on me when I'm trying to scroll back through the convo to see what has been said. espically if I'm sending a file and I'd like to check the progress of it. it's just a pain.

Thanks again

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

sniptools — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 22:33:32 -0000

Shiela, Windows 98's time is up. I am surprised it is only giving you one problem. I would think about upgrading to XP.

Charmaine, this article is about MSN messenger. You seem to be talking about administrator password for Windows XP itself. You'll find more help elsewhere on this site.

JTB, thanks for the info.

J Witt, you can delete the log files from whatever location you are saving your chat logs. Check in "Options" where you store them.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

J Witt — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 02:31:28 -0000

Without deleting MSN Instant Messanger completely, how do you delete MSN Instant Messanger Log Files forever from the computer and if necessary your MSN files?

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

JTB — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 03:01:23 -0000

A good program to get into your windows xp machine is ERD commander, it has a lock smith program that will allow you to change the password of the account so you can log in. It's just a bootable cd, there's no real challenge with it.. hope it helps you.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

charmaine — Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:51:59 -0000

I have lost my windows xp password and it is not letting me login I have the admin password, but when I log in as admin for my user id the password says incorrect

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Sheila — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 02:45:30 -0000

I am currently running Windows 98 and on dial up ...11.4 GB free and 256 MB...Version 7 on msn...QUESTION...does any one know why MSN is freezing when more than once person talks to me at a time and how to solve the problem?

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Simon — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 01:50:50 -0000

I have the ''emoticons plus register'' problem too, but my sister used msn emoticons plus under Windows Xp and reboot in safe mode... this is what I cannot do... or i dunno how.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Sarvi — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:34:14 -0000

It is very urgent kindly get me some solutions for the problem immediately

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Sarvi — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 23:24:08 -0000

I have installed msn messenger version 7, when i try to sign in, my system gets hangged up and after some time it gives not reponding.

kindly get me some suggestions to rectify it.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Mat — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 01:42:19 -0000

yeah you both can be on...except one of you have to be on MSN Messenger and one will have to be on windows base version called Windows Messenger. search the net for it. if you cant find it, you can get on a web site that has a web version of MSN called E-messenger. the site for it is www.e-messenger.net.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

tamara — Thu, 15 Sep 2005 20:15:01 -0000

IS THERE ANY WAY THAT MY SISTER AND I CAN BE ON MSN AT THE SAME TIME??? can we install a different version that allows two accounts to be logged on at the same time...because it is frustrating having the two of us wanting to use msn at the same time... any HELP here would be VERY much APPRECIATED!!!

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Jen — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 12:36:57 -0000

My MSN keeps signing me out, and it all of a sudden deleted all my display pictures which I dont have saved on my computer. What do I do to get them back and how do I stop msn from signing me out?

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Annon — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 11:45:27 -0000

My instructions above of course are to delete MSN entirely from your computer. The first scentence of my paragraph seems as if it is to install it, which isnt the case, my apologies...

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Annon — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 11:39:50 -0000

I am positive that this solution has been written several times, but not as detailed, this is a step, by step highly detailed version for every1 who needs it troughly explained.

If you want to MSN Messenger once and for all, just do the following registry edit: Click on Start and select Run; Type Regedit in the text box and click OK or press the Enter key. Next, click on the Plus Sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.

Now click on the plus next to Software, then Policies, and finally on Microsoft. With Microsoft Folder highlighted, click on Edit on the menu bar at the top of the Registry Editor window and select New, then Key. Type "Messenger" (without the quotes) and press the Enter key.

With Messenger selected (highlighted) click Edit again, and click New and then Key. Type "Client" (again without quotes) and click OK. The Client key should nest below the Messenger key. With the Client key highlighted, click Edit again and this time click DWORD value. Following that, type "PreventRun" (no quotes) for this value and press the Enter key. A new item will appear on the right side of the screen with the name PreventRun and the type REG_WORD. Right-click PreventRun and select Modify from the context menu.

In the Value Data field in the box that opens, change the existing "0" to a "1' (again, no quotes) and click OK. Now close the Registry Editor by clicking on the X in the upper right corner of the Registry Editor window. Restart the computer for the changes to take effect. PS: This solution came from the ?Lessons? section of www.jefflevy.com. "

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

me — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:51:24 -0000

these 2 can you find (by us) at C:WINDOWS

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

me — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 06:48:06 -0000

The solution......I'm so happy!!

Delete msnapps.exe and msnappm.exe in the Save Modus (F8) and then...the Alerts are gone.......I'm Sooooo Happyy!!

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

sniptools — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 13:24:37 -0000

Thanks Jelle, have added your comment to the article.

Re: Uninstall and remove MSN messenger

Jelle — Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:54:10 -0000

There are some people here who tried to hit the 'remove' button, but none of the passwords were removed. Here is the Windows XP Pro solution (it might also work on XP Home, not sure about that)

Go to C:\Documents and Settings\****\Application Data\Microsoft\Credentials (**** = the name of the administrator, or the username which you want to delete the .NET/MSN passwords from)

And delete the Credentials folder. After you delete this directory, reboot your computer, and away they are.

This will NOT delete windows (log-in)passwords, only the .NET/MSN passwords.

If you do not want to do this every time after you logged in on msn for example. Go to

--> start
--> control panel
--> performance and maintenance
--> administrative tools
--> local security policy
--> local policy
--> security options

In the list to your right, find the Network Acces: Do not allow storage of credentials or .NET passports for network authentication

Rightclick it, go to the options/settings of it. and click enable.
Now Windows will not store your .NET/MSN passwords again.

I don't have the english version of Windows, but someone with the english version helped me with it. So things might be named slightly different, but i gues it won't be hard to find.

Good Luck