clean uninstall of messenger

I am wanting to do a clean uninstall of windows live messenger and reinstall.
does removing it through add remove programs uninstall it completly or are
there other steps you have to take?

Hey Rage,

Uninstalling Messenger will just remove the files in the Windows Live Program Files folder.
It won't remove any registry entries (beyond the installer stuff, application settings, the
Messenger cache folders, etc.)

Although there's plenty of locations of these things, the important ones that would actually
make any difference are at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger in the registry
and at \Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger
(XP) or \Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Messenger (Vista/7).

Where username is the Windows username and some of the folders may be hidden by default
depending on what your Windows Explorer settings are set to. Given our previous interactions,
I know I don't need to really go into a complete detail here. Most of these things are
pretty self explanatory given their filenames anyway.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
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> I am wanting to do a clean uninstall of windows live messenger and reinstall.
> does removing it through add remove programs uninstall it completly or are
> there other steps you have to take?

ok thats what I wondered

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hey Rage,
>
> Uninstalling Messenger will just remove the files in the Windows Live Program Files folder.
> It won't remove any registry entries (beyond the installer stuff, application settings, the
> Messenger cache folders, etc.)
>
> Although there's plenty of locations of these things, the important ones that would actually
> make any difference are at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MSNMessenger in the registry
> and at \Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger
> (XP) or \Users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Messenger (Vista/7).
>
> Where username is the Windows username and some of the folders may be hidden by default
> depending on what your Windows Explorer settings are set to. Given our previous interactions,
> I know I don't need to really go into a complete detail here. Most of these things are
> pretty self explanatory given their filenames anyway.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
> "Rage Skywolfe" <> wrote in message
> news:7FB998F9-E53C-4335-8CEC-...
> > I am wanting to do a clean uninstall of windows live messenger and reinstall.
> > does removing it through add remove programs uninstall it completly or are
> > there other steps you have to take?
>
>
>