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tspirit85
hi guys, i have been reading and searching but i cant seem to find anything to do with removing msn messenger 4.7 from my xp cd so when i install xp it doesnt come up? i am using runonce commands and wpi, plus nlite, basically msn 4.7 is anoying old and not what i want, i basically want to remove it and silent install any other new up to date msn messengers like msn 7.5 or live. can anyone give me a link or explain what i can do please thank you.
boooggy
there is an option to remove that in nlite
tspirit85
i checked there is only something called messenger and that is only 20kb and that is in the remove components and te services bit, i cant see anything to d owith msn messenger 4.7 anywhere else, any clue where it can be? or am i at the right bit?
boooggy
in removals>network>windows messenger
Ghostrider
QUOTE (tspirit85 @ Oct 1 2006, 07:41 AM) *
hi guys, i have been reading and searching but i cant seem to find anything to do with removing msn messenger 4.7 from my xp cd so when i install xp it doesnt come up? i am using runonce commands and wpi, plus nlite, basically msn 4.7 is anoying old and not what i want, i basically want to remove it and silent install any other new up to date msn messengers like msn 7.5 or live. can anyone give me a link or explain what i can do please thank you.

Best way is to use a winnt.sif file either in the i386 folder on the CD or on a floppy and place this entry under components
[Components]
msmsgs=off
that stops it being installed
elajua
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Best way is to use a winnt.sif file either in the i386 folder on the CD or on a floppy and place this entry under components
[Components]msmsgs=off
that stops it being installed

i was just about to say that. newwink.gif
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