If you are using an older version of the Windows operating system, chances are you would find the MSN messenger application preinstalled in your system. Indeed, you might be using this as your default chat application. However, there are plenty of other chat applications around. Besides, come to think of it, you don’t even need a chat application; just log on to Windows Live support page and start chatting in your browser.
Removing the MSN messenger from your system
This would make the MSN messenger you have in your system redundant. You need to get rid of it to free up the system memory. In most cases, the MSN messenger would be running in the background as it is automatically launched during the system start up. This default option can be easily changed. Better yet, if you are not using the MSN messenger, then uninstall it from the system.
Here is how to do it.
Removing the MSN messenger from your system
This would make the MSN messenger you have in your system redundant. You need to get rid of it to free up the system memory. In most cases, the MSN messenger would be running in the background as it is automatically launched during the system start up. This default option can be easily changed. Better yet, if you are not using the MSN messenger, then uninstall it from the system.
Here is how to do it.
- As with every other application in the Windows OS, the MSN messenger can also be uninstalled from the Add or Remove Programs option in the Control Panel.
- From the Start Menu, go to the Control Panel and click on the Add or Remove Programs option. Here, you would find the MSN messenger among the list of the applications installed in your system.
- Select it and find the Uninstall or the Remove button and click on it. This would the Un-install wizard and you would be asked to confirm the MSN messenger un-installation. Click Yes and this would initiate the un-installation, which would be over in a minute or so.
- Even after the removal of the application, some of its folders and files would still be there in the system hard disk. You need to go to these locations, and check these files are indeed removed.
- First, change the Folder View settings to display the hidden files and folders in the system. Now, go to the C drive and click on the Program Files folder. There you need to look for any folders named MSN. If you find them, delete them. Since you have already uninstalled the application, you no longer need these files. This would free up some more disk space.
- Since, these are system files, you might be asked to enter the Administrator password for deleting them.
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