Anyone know how to get rid of this POS without installing a different operating system?

If you type 'Uninstall' into Google - the second most popular hit is "Live
Messenger" = everyone hates it - and i'm no exception

- it's well documented that it's the biggest security leak
- it can not be suppressed
- of the many fake switches Microsoft have built-into it - none of them will
actually disable it (by design)
= it's quite obviously a Microsoft trojan
- it can not be uninstalled from Vista
- it is hidden from regular programs in the control panel
- it is hidden from Windows components that can be deactivated

despite reading lot of links about how to un-install it - it's quite
apparent none of them have Vista or have ever actually uninstalled it

Anyone know how to get rid of this POS without installing a different
operating system all together?

Couldn't help notice that ever other post seem to be requesting the same
"uninstall"

For the benefit of those - it is part of "Windows Live Essentials" and if
you choose to uninstall it will then let you choose "Windows Live Messenger"


"JethroUK©" <> wrote in message
news:...
> If you type 'Uninstall' into Google - the second most popular hit is "Live
> Messenger" = everyone hates it - and i'm no exception
>
> - it's well documented that it's the biggest security leak
> - it can not be suppressed
> - of the many fake switches Microsoft have built-into it - none of them
> will actually disable it (by design)
> = it's quite obviously a Microsoft trojan
> - it can not be uninstalled from Vista
> - it is hidden from regular programs in the control panel
> - it is hidden from Windows components that can be deactivated
>
> despite reading lot of links about how to un-install it - it's quite
> apparent none of them have Vista or have ever actually uninstalled it
>
> Anyone know how to get rid of this POS without installing a different
> operating system all together?

JethroUK©;1201733 Wrote:
> If you type 'Uninstall' into Google - the second most popular hit i
> "Live
> Messenger" = everyone hates it - and i'm no exception
>
> - it's well documented that it's the biggest security leak
> - it can not be suppressed
> - of the many fake switches Microsoft have built-into it - none of the
> will
> actually disable it (by design)
> = it's quite obviously a Microsoft trojan
> - it can not be uninstalled from Vista
> - it is hidden from regular programs in the control panel
> - it is hidden from Windows components that can be deactivated
>
> despite reading lot of links about how to un-install it - it's quite
> apparent none of them have Vista or have ever actually uninstalled it
>
> Anyone know how to get rid of this POS without installing a different
> operating system all together?

Yes you can disable it in disk cleanup and actually get rid of i

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If I was helpful to you please tip my scales and say how I helped you

if you hate it so much why do you have it on the computer to begin with.
windows live messenger isn't installed by default on any operating system it
has to be installed manually. and yes it can be removed completely. it is not
hidden from anything in fact if you go into windows explorer you will find it
in your program files etc.
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"JethroUK©" wrote:

> If you type 'Uninstall' into Google - the second most popular hit is "Live
> Messenger" = everyone hates it - and i'm no exception
>
> - it's well documented that it's the biggest security leak
> - it can not be suppressed
> - of the many fake switches Microsoft have built-into it - none of them will
> actually disable it (by design)
> = it's quite obviously a Microsoft trojan
> - it can not be uninstalled from Vista
> - it is hidden from regular programs in the control panel
> - it is hidden from Windows components that can be deactivated
>
> despite reading lot of links about how to un-install it - it's quite
> apparent none of them have Vista or have ever actually uninstalled it
>
> Anyone know how to get rid of this POS without installing a different
> operating system all together?
>
> .
>