How to Remove Windows XP’s Messenger

There are alot of the programmes which you get bundeled with your OS but does that mean that all of them are really worth while for you or you really use them, if yes its cool but if there is a no no then why do still you want to retain them, as having any of them is making you compromise on your processing resource.

One of them is your Windows XP messenger, if you are looking forward to get ride of thes one here is a piece of step that can get you out of this unwanted bundled application you have on your system.

1. Fire up the Windows Explorer and navigate your way to the %SYSTEMROOT% \ INF folder.
   
2. In the INF folder, open sysoc.inf.
   
3. Look for the line containing “msmsgs”.
   
4. Near the end of that particular line, you’ll notice that the word “hide” is not so hidden.
   
5. Go ahead and delete “hide”.
   
6. Save the file and close it.
   
7. Now, open the Add and Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel.
   
8. Click the Add / Remove Windows Components icon.
   
9. Watch out for “Windows Messenger” in that list.
   
10. Remove the checkmark from its box. and you are done to get the heck out from your operating system.
    

Note: Before getting started backup the files you are going to edited so if you have a nightmare you get the situation in your control