Ask OnSoftware: Uninstall Windows Live Messenger

By Elena Santos on 21 September, 2009

There are few things as annoying as a program that's easy to install, but almost impossible to remove from your computer. One of them is Windows Live Messenger, which comes preinstalled with Windows Vista and can get a bit stubborn when trying to get rid of it. One of our readers, Jean, had this problem and decided to ask OnSoftware for help:

I already have enough stuff registered in this lousy, abominable pop-up computer. How do I get rid of that WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER window that pops on my screen??!!

If you're in the same situation as Jean, you'll be glad to know it's easier to solve that it seems. All you have to do is download WLMUninstaller, a handy application that locates Windows Live Messenger on your hard drive and removes it in a couple of minutes.

Remove Windows Live Messenger from your PC

WLMUninstaller is dead easy to use: run the program – no installation required – and click Uninstall to remove Windows Live Messenger from your computer. That's all! WLMUninstaller does leave some traces behind (a couple of folders and files inside the Windows Live directory) but the actual IM client will be gone forever.

Do you know any other trick to effectively uninstall Windows Live Messenger? Feel free to share it in comments! Also, keep on sending all your problems, questions and doubts to ask@onsoftware.com so that we can provide handy solutions for you and the rest of our readers.

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  • صبرى غانم صبرى غانم

    ارجو من حضراتكم حل مشكلتى حيث اننى لااستطيع فتح اميلى على الماسنجر وقمت بتحميل السوفت وير اكثر من مرة ولكن عند الانتها من التنزيل بيقول حدثت مشكلة وجربت كل الطرق والمحاولات ولااستطيع حل المشكلة ولى اصدقاء كثيرين عندهم نفس المشكلة ارجو من حضراتكم معرفة حل المشكلة وتقبلوا شكرى وتقديرى الصحفى الجرىء

    • Sent on 25 Sep 2009
  • Jeff Schaffer Jeff Schaffer

    To get rid of messenger, copy and paste this exact line into the run dialog box: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove This works for me.

    • Sent on 25 Sep 2009
  • Jeff Schaffer Jeff Schaffer

    This is what the first comment says: Please be advised solve problems where, I can open the Emily on Messenger and you downloaded the software more than once, but when the download is Alantha Bicol problem occurred And I've tried all ways and attempts to solve the problem but I can not Li many friends have the same problem Please be advised to resolve the problem Please accept my thanks and appreciation Outspoken journalist

    • Sent on 26 Sep 2009
  • ChrmdRcks ChrmdRcks

    Do you know that just that program doesn't work? You also have to get the Microsoft Cleaner to get rid of everything related to Windows Live? It's NOT that easy. This is ridiculous!!! Nothing should be this hard to uninstall! It's like I have no freedom with my computer. I can't even uninstall things that I don't want on my computer! Well, I have to be a practical computer genius to do so.

    • Sent on 30 Sep 2009
  • VC VC

    I don't necessarily want to remove WLM from my machine, I just want to get rid of that annoying WLM status box that shows up on the tray every time I open up my hotmail. Can anybody instruct me on how to do that?

    • Sent on 23 Feb 2010
  • yusuf yusuf

    sweet heart

    • Sent on 10 Dec 2010
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    sweet heart

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    HP BARACK DIONGUE

    • Sent on 24 Dec 2010
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    • Sent on 02 Feb 2011
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    slaw hawreian ? mn xarika shet bm Windos live natwanm bsrmawa nasretawa nazanm bo chon bisrmawA?

    • Sent on 01 Apr 2011
  • Klenam Klenam

    I have tried to install the new version of msn without success what do i do? Klenam

    • Sent on 18 Aug 2011
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