Hi this as probably been posted 5000 times before

but i keep doing a search for it and everything i've looked at has no referance to it so if any body knows a link on how to stop MSN runing when windows starts up after unattened installation please post it here..

PS save time aswell if any body has managed to install smartFTP and works can you send me a pm explaining how you did it I've tried full setup and using the setup files from the program files and it can't fine one of the cab files on full setup it willnot install silently? I've done search for this and looked at all the posting and tried what every one has said and still no luck??

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;disable the MS-Messenger

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{FB7199AB-79BF-11d2-8D94-0000F875C541}\InProcServer32]@=""

"old-def"="C:\\Program Files\\Messenger\\msgsc.dll"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express]

"Hide Messenger"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]

"PreventAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Outlook\InstantMessaging]

"ForceDisableIM"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]

"PreventAutoRun"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]

"PreventAutoRun"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]

"Disabled"=dword:00000001

"PreventBackgroundDownload"=dword:00000001

"PreventRun"=dword:00000001

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]

"PreventRun"=dword:00000001

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Uninstall Msn Messenger - batch script

Here is how to uninstall msn messenger from you XP system :-)

1. copy this code into your text document and save it with extension "bat" without quotes

@echo off

echo Removing Microsoft Messenger...

rundll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %WinDir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

echo Disabling it from running in the future...

echo REGEDIT4>%temp%\nomsngr.reg

echo

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]>>%temp%\no

msngr.reg

echo "PreventRun"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg

echo "PreventAutoRun"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg

echo "PreventAutoUpdate"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg

echo "PreventBackgroundDownload"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg

echo "Disabled"=dword:00000001>>%temp%\nomsngr.reg

regedit /s %temp%\nomsngr.reg

2. double click on it and restart computer

3. msn messenger will be uninstalled from you system

i found this somewere

MSN Messenger 6.2 this is whot i'm trying to install on a unattend it when the unattend as finished that the MSN puts it self in the startup along with winamp agent I've look in the msconfig file gone to the regedit copied the part that holds the info \Run into my reg file deleted the lines telling the two progs to start when windows starts executed this after all apps are installed and it still doesn't work tried your methods aswell still stuck????

hi,

for SmartFTP:

smartftp.msi /qb

will do the trick - at least for me

hope this helps a bit

cya

Killer Bee

MSN Messenger 6.2 this is  whot i'm trying to install on a unattend it when the unattend as finished that the MSN puts it self in the startup along with winamp agent I've look in the msconfig file gone to the regedit copied the part that holds the info \Run into my reg file deleted the lines telling the two progs to start when windows starts executed this after all apps are installed  and it still doesn't work tried your methods aswell still stuck????

sorry i am late with my answer but the solution is:

;Disable Messenger 6.2 to autorun when windows started
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]
"MsnMsgr"=-

works well for me....