subject: How to force uninstall Windows Live Messenger from your computer? [print this page] How to force uninstall Windows Live Messenger from your computer?
Are you troubled with the unwanted Windows Live Messenger on your computer, wanting to uninstall it but have no idea? If so, maybe my experience here helps you to force uninstall Windows Live Messenger from your computer.
Normally you can force uninstall Windows Live Messenger in two ways: manual and automatic. First, let's have a look at how to manually uninstall programs forcibly.
Method 1: Uninstall Windows Live Messenger manually.
We all know that it is very easy for us to locate programs in Add/Remove Programs. Hence, to uninstall Windows Live Messenger manually, you can directly proceed the below steps:
1. Go to Start and then Control Panel.
2. Navigate to "Add/Remove Programs" and find Windows Live Messenger in the list.
3. Click "Remove" and follow the uninstall wizard to finish the removal.
You can go and check whether you can perform the uninstall process with the below steps: go to Start, All Programs, locate the program and then click on "uninstall Windows Live Messenger".
Please note that sometimes, you cannot perform the above steps to successfully uninstall Windows Live Messenger if it is not located in the Add/Remove Programs or it has been incompletely uninstalled before. Even though you have successfully uninstalled Windows Live Messenger with the above steps, it is still necessary to check your program files and Windows registry to make sure that no relating entries have been left down. For a green PC user, it may be a little difficult. But do worry! With the automatic methods below, you can force uninstall Windows Live Messenger thoroughly.
Method Two: How to force uninstall Windows Live Messenger automatically?
If you have ever searched this question in the Internet, you can get suggestions to perform a force uninstall with a professional uninstaller. That is right! Uninstallers are designed to easily uninstall any program from the computer thoroughly. Of all the uninstaller I have ever use, I find that Perfect Uninstaller is the most powerful uninstaller in uninstall unwanted programs, especially for corrupt programs. To perforce a force uninstall, you can easily perform the below steps:
1. Click to install Perfect Uninstaller on your computer.
2. Locate where the program on your computer, such as C:Programs Files Windows Live Messenger
3. Right click the folder and then click "Force Uninstall" to begin the removal.
By following the on-screen prompts, Windows Live Messenger will be thoroughly uninstalled from your computer without nothing left in program files or Windows registry.
To sum, to protect your computer, it is highly recommended that you should force uninstall Windows Live Messenger with a third-party uninstaller. If you are having problems in uninstalling the unneeded programs from your computer, maybe you can have a try with Perfect Uninstaller.
