This might not be as useful to some as others since probably a lot of people use MSN Messenger. I’m solely an AIM gal myself. Anyways, it’s always bugged me how my toolbar at the bottom always displays the MSN Messenger icon even though I don’t use it! And try as I might, I could never figure out how to uninstall it. Well here’s how:

Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word ‘hide’ and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be the software and you can now uninstall it.

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