Unable to uninstall MSN Messenger 5.0 properly

[am304 0]

Hi!!

 

I'm running win nt 4.0 and I have recently installed MSN Messenger 5.0. Unfortunately, I couldn't use because my proxy server won't let me so I uninstalled it using "add/remove programs" in the control panel. As far as I could tell, the uninstall process went fine. The problem is now every time I start my computer I get the following error message once I log on:

 

"Cannot find the file 'C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\msnmsgr.exe' (or one of its components). Make sure the path and filename are correct and that all required libraries are available."

 

Has anybody had a similar problem and found a solution for it? I tried reinstalling it again and then unsintalling it again but that made no difference.

 

Many thanks in advance,

 

Arnaud

[Lotus 0]

Sounds like the uninstaller missed the startup entry in your registry. That entry is usually here:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

 

if for some reason it is not listed there, try here:

 

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

 

 

That should take care of that message for you.

 

Good Luck!

 

- Lotus

[am304 0]

Thanks a lot, that's done the trick!!

 

Cheers,

 

Arnaud