Help!! Evil MSN Messenger!!

[Rkonster]

I uninstalled MSN messenger by removing the "hide" in the sysoc.inf. I needed to install it for a second to take to a friend of mine. While I was using it, it updated itself. Now I can't remove it again. It isn't in the remove windows component, and the sysoc.inf file hasn't been changed. Does anyone have any idea how to remove this?? Help!!!

 

[erikiksaz]

Same problem here. But the problem isn't that it can't be uninstalled (manually deleted from the program files folder), it's that outlook express will seem to FOREVER load slow after Messenger is installed again. You might want to search this board for a program that will delete outlook, i just can't remember the name of it right now.

 

[potz]

solution to oe taking forever to load, shamelessly ripped off somewhere on the net:

For some users when they remove windows messenger or just disable it from starting up automatically they experience a great slow down when launching Outlook express. Users who experience such a slow down will find a error in the system error log saying The server {FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541} did not register with DCOM within the required timeout. The solution this problem is quite simple. Just Open up regedit and search for the string {FB7199AB-79BF-11D2-8D94-0000F875C541} and modify the keys InProc32 and LocalServer32 default key to a empty string. After a reboot, Outlook will start up as fast as possible.

 

[oldfoof]

Thanks , Just what I was looking for !

 

[Trip2way]

Thanks potz!!!!!!!!!!!

That was an excellent tip!