cma6j,

The little file here will remove it.

You can correct the issue by editing theSYSOC.INF file, which is located in theC:\WINDOWS [or your Windows XP directoryj\INF
folder. Do a search for the file. Open it with Notepad.
Under the [Components] heading, you’ll see a whole bunch of parameters for various Windows applets. Some of them contain the word "hide.”
Those particular programs, which includeWindows Messenger (msmsgs), Terminal Server,Pinball, and others, are installed on your XP
system, but their entries are hidden from and Add/Remove dialog. To remove Windows Messenger, edit hide out of the line that reads
msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7    so that it looks like this:   msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Save the file, close it, and open the Add/Remove Program applet. Click on Windows Components button and you’ll see Windows Messenger listed. If you have SP1 installed Windows messenger is likely listed in add/Remove programs already.

Ratz

Start>Run

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Message Edited by Snire on 02-28-2004 03:29 PM

I am totally confused - I just removed Windows Messenger by selecting Windows Message from add/remove programs -> add/removes windows components -> Windows Messenger.  No fuss, no muss, and no men left on base.  What that means, no registry edits, no special programs.  Just used the facilities included in Windows XP. 

To msgale

As noted in my post " If you have SP1 installed Windows messenger is likely listed in add/Remove programs already." Before installing SP1 Windows Messenger was hidden and option for Add/Remove was not available. Just to clear confusion.

Ratz

"everybody should be at SP1 by now, "

Take a look at some of the HJT logs over on the virus board. It appears a very large percentage of those running WinXP do not have SP1 installed.

Actually I was replying to Denny's post, and I missed yours completely.  But a point, everybody should be at SP1 by now, especially since SP2 is imminent.

II submit that you are drawing the wrong conclusion from the postings on the virus form.  I believe the correcdt conclusion is "many people that are plagued by viruses are so because that have not/do not apply patches and service pack".

Point.