Try "Shoot the Messenger" from Gibson Research.
www.GRC.com
If it still on your task bar, go to start/run and type in "msconfig". Go
to start up items and deselect the item for Windows Messenger. Select
apply and OK and restart Windows. Between the two of these, the
messenger should be dead.
Tom
On 3/26/2010 10:34 AM, Dottie wrote:
> I recently updated to Internet Explorer 8 and now have a Windows Messenger icon on my task bar. I tried to delete it but with no success. I clicked on "My Computer - Add or remove programs" but the program is not even listed in the menu list.
>
> I never, never use Windows Messenger and really do not want it on my task bar. Is there some way I can successfully delete this?
>
> Thanks, in advance, for any help.
>
> Dottie Hoch
>
>
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