Topic: Today MS Didn't Suck Eggs
started by: editor
Posted by editor on Jun. 27 2002,17:40
I have no use for MS WinMessenger.I live on ICQ.
Damn thing turns on all the time and I can't uninstall it.
It's "protected".
I wrote to MS and they replied in about 12 hours.
I have a human's name, a case number, and a link
to a page where I can delete its registry.
That was faaaaasssstttt.
Posted by just_dave on Jun. 27 2002,22:06
I used to work for msn could have told ya how dave
Posted by Wiley on Jun. 28 2002,06:26
Start\Run\gpedit.mscHere you can enable
"Do not allow Windows Messenger to be run"
and
"Do not automatically start Windows Messenger initially"
Posted by forumwhore on Jun. 28 2002,17:10
You da man! MS's instructions on the same thing are three pages long!
Posted by Wiley on Jun. 28 2002,17:19
I'm a lazy typist.
Posted by forumwhore on Jun. 28 2002,18:11
You LIAR!I seen you type!
You type the same as a snake's tongue tastes the air!
It's a blur!
Posted by ^Oni^ on Jul. 02 2002,13:56
I just dig in the Knowledge Base for stuff like that.
Posted by forumwhore on Jul. 02 2002,13:59
(goes to flagellate Oni)They wrote back THREE times to ask if I was happy.
I'm starting to like those guys.
Posted by ^Oni^ on Jul. 02 2002,14:10
All I can think of when I hear the term 'flagellate' is parameciums with their flagellums. 
Their email support is good. Their phone support is $34.95.
Posted by BlackFlag on Jul. 02 2002,14:46
couldn't you just go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\current version\ and delete the damn thing from \run,\run services etc.???( </l3rk> in case you didn't notice )
Posted by Beastie Dr on Jul. 02 2002,23:07
Or you can uninstall it.< http://www.tweaktown.com/documen....dPage=4 >
Posted by forumwhore on Jul. 02 2002,23:39
OK, they wrote back *four times to ask if I was happy.I'd be happier if WinMessenger warn't there to begin with...
Posted by Wiley on Jul. 03 2002,04:19
| Quote (BlackFlag @ 02 July 2002,06:46) |
| couldn't you just go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\current version\ and delete the damn thing from \run,\run services etc.??? |
It comes back in XP.
This is some great marketing by MS ...it's a feature, not a bug.