Anyone know how to finally get rid of Messenger from XP? I never use it, and keeps trying to get me to sign up, which is extremely irritating. I finally got fed up and after a bit of playing around managed to stop it loading on startup - result! .... almost.
Now, if I go to Windows Update, Messenger 4.6 is listed as a Critical Update. It will "improve my connectivity" according to the text. As bl**dy if - selecting it just installs Messenger again. Microsoft must really want me to have it. Carefully unselect it and you can pick the other updates, but if you're not careful then - as if by magic - Messenger is back again, trying to get me to sign up.
Anyone know how to get the damn thing to go away once and for all. I don't use it, don't want it and will never want it.
