[jadag]

Hi All

While installing an old copy of Corel Word, it also installed an Inbox on my desktop. I think this is Microsoft Messenger.

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of it. It doesn't show up in msconfig's startup listing and I can't find the "exe" file which launches it. Clicking on "properties" only launches it.

OS = Windows 98 SE

Thanks in anticipation ....

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Is it Microsoft Messenger that you want to remove? If so you can do this from Control Panel > Add/Remove.

[jadag]

Thanks for the interest. I eventually solved the problem but just for your own interest (in case someone else has this problem) here is more info:

The program is called Windows Messaging 4.0 for Windows 95
It is used to send messages on a network

1. There is no "delete" available when right-clicking on the icon
2. It can't be dragged to the Recycle Bin (just pops back to where it was)
3. There is nothing in the ADD/REMOVE listings
4. A search of my HD only shows my Outlook Express "Inbox"
5. Like "My Computer" nothing appears in C:\Windows\Desktop

I can't access the "properties" of this icon - it launches a program window when I "right-click" on the icon and select "properties"

It was installed by an old version of WordPerfect I found on a CD that came an old PC. It was in a folder named "Corel" and I thought it might be a CorelDraw program.

I started it's "Setup.exe" but it said that it needed to install a Microsoft program (I can't remember if it specified "M$ Messenger") I just clicked OK and it installed - from some cab file on my hard disk. However I aborted the installation when I realized that it was a WordPerfect program and not a CorelDraw program.

It was Corel WordPerfect Suite 8

According to this article at

http://vlaurie.com/c...s/messenger.htm

it can only be removed in XP not W98

The Solution

Sometimes the answers right there in front of one but because it's so obvious, it's not seen!

OK ... here's what I finally did

1. from [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\
Desktop\NameSpace] delete the entry {00020D75-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} This removes the "Inbox" icon from the desktop.

2. Go to c:\programs\windows messaging ... and delete the folder. This removes the program.

3. Run a registry repair program (I have Registry Mechanic) to get rid of any issues as a result of (2) above.

Sorry I didn't find that folder earlier - and that I put everyone to all this trouble. Never-the-less, I learned from all you.

Thank You - Consider this problem solved.
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Update 17 October 2006
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Thanks to an alert from Wendy M, I found another icon called "Mail" in my Control Panel which is also connected to the Windows Messaging install.

I removed that too by deleting the file C:\Windows\System\MLCFG32.CPL

Thanks Wendy!

Edited by jadag, 17 October 2005 - 08:32 AM.

[jadag]

Please see the update on my post:

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Update 17 October 2006
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Thanks to an alert from Wendy M, I found another icon called "Mail" in my Control Panel which is also connected to the Windows Messaging install.

I removed that too by deleting the file C:\Windows\System\MLCFG32.CPL

Thanks Wendy!