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Remove MSN Messenger Tray Icon in XP

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Ever wished for the MSN Messenger System Tray Icon to disappear?
No matter how hard you try, it always creeps up again after the system reboot. There is a perfect solution if you wish to remove it as of all. A simple command exists which would remove the messenger from the tray as a whole. I do not emphasize this as another Microsoft Vulnerability, but, it is, as the end-user is the one being harassed(read as bugged).

The simple steps the user has to perform are:

1. Go to Windows Start -> Run

2. Type or else copy and paste the following command into the Run Dialog Box:

“RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove”

Note: Without Quotes

Its done.

To confirm, just restart the system and pronto, No More Bugging Icon.

Pretty easy, isn’t it?

Alternate method to Remove MSN Messenger Tray Icon.

Check out another tool for Fast Booting.

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March 14, 2008 - Posted by avyaya | Computers, Education, Entertainment, OS, Software, Technology, internet | , , , , , | 5 Comments

5 Comments »

  1. [...] Another way to Remove the MSN Messenger Tray Icon is mentioned here. [...]

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  2. ;”;

    Comment by nikola | August 14, 2008 | Reply

  3. jag vill adda msn

    Comment by isidor | October 20, 2008 | Reply

  4. Hello

    Comment by Claire | November 2, 2008 | Reply

  5. Thanks for your solution to removing the messenger Tray icon. I tried about 6 other suggested solutions and none worked. Much appreciated!

    Comment by annie | November 22, 2008 | Reply


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