Windows 7 How to disable Windows Live Messenger in Windows 7

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• Dec 22, 2009

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hummer7 said:

Whenver I boot the new Window 7 compuer, Windows Live Messenger dialog box pops up asking me to sign in. I don't need/use the messenger. I could not figure out how to disable the windows live messenger.
Please advise me how. hummer7

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Assuming you (or your computer manufacturer) have installed it, Go to the Start Menu-Control Panel-Programs and features- and uninstall it.

 

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busydog said:

Assuming you (or your computer manufacturer) have installed it, Go to the Start Menu-Control Panel-Programs and features- and uninstall it.

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I did not install it. It is there when I bought a Windoes 7-installed computer from Dell. I checked "Uninstall or change a program" and
"Turn Windows features on or off". Live messenger is not listed.

 

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hummer7 said:

Whenver I boot the new Window 7 compuer, Windows Live Messenger dialog box pops up asking me to sign in. I don't need/use the messenger. I could not figure out how to disable the windows live messenger.
Please advise me how. hummer7

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"Windows Live Essentials" appears to be the umbrella uninstaller for Windows Live Messenger and all the other Windows Live products you may have installed. Click on its Change/Remove. You'll be asked if you want to Uninstall, or Repair a Windows Live program. Select Uninstall and click Continue. Then you'll get the list:

Make sure that Messenger is checked and click Continue.

At that point, it should be uninstalled.

 

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Thanks. I removed it.

 

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