subject: A Trick To Remove Windows Live Messenger From Your System [print this page] You don't have to be tech savvy in order to uninstall Windows live messenger. It is the most popular chat application and comes installed on all computers. Windows Live messenger is a great way of keeping in touch with our dear ones and colleagues. However, trying to uninstall this program can be a little tricky. If you are trying to uninstall it by the usual protocol employed in uninstalling most programs, this method does not work with Windows live messenger. Major obstacles include that it cannot be looked up in the Add/Remove program list. Also the Windows Live messenger available on the startup menu lacks an uninstall option, thereby making it difficult to uninstall the program by traditional methods.
Technology has a knack of making things easily available for us. Therefore, you could use "uninstall wizard" to get rid of windows live messenger from your PC. This uninstall Wizard uses an uninstall program to delete all files supporting Windows live messenger. However, it is easier to try uninstalling Windows live messenger manually. All that you require here is to understand the methodology used by any installation program. This is basically the same thing, that all computer technicians will do, so why not try it yourself. First and foremost, you need to understand the concept. You will be required to find and delete all program files, related to the program in your system.
These are the main files that make the program work on your system. Therefore, deleting these files will also eradicate the program from your computer.
In order to achieve this target, you will have to navigate to "My Computer" and Click on "C Drive" and then browse the "Program Files".
Here, you a have to use some common sense, and find the files that back windows live messenger. These files are usually named as Windows Live.
When you find them, highlight them and Click on "Shift + Delete "Button to delete the files.
The second and last step to uninstall windows live messenger, is entering the part of the computer that contains the registry of the Windows Live Messenger program with your PC.
Windows will have links with the program in the form of Keys. When trying to manually uninstall windows live messenger, this step is very crucial as these keys must be deleted in order to completely eliminate the program from the computer.
These Links are basically keys that tell windows about the program, its functions, name and settings. Removing these links will cut the program out of configuration of the PC.
In order to open it and search for "'Windows live messenger "you will have to go to Regedit.exe file which will bring up a number of keys. All these keys must be deleted, as this will remove all the Links that windows had with the computer.
