How Can I Un-install Yahoo Messenger from Computer (Windows Xp)?

4 thoughts on “How Can I Un-install Yahoo Messenger from Computer (Windows Xp)?”

1. jay_are1109 says:

   January 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm

   You can manually delete the "Messenger" directory on your C: drive (default), then reinstall the Yahoo! Messenger application.

   Doing this….all archives will be deleted if they are not copied.

   If you have a Flash drive copy it. If none, copy them like this:

   Close Yahoo! Messenger (if it is currently running).

   Go to your Desktop and double-click "My Computer."

   Select the "C:" drive.

   Go to: C:\Program Files\Yahoo!\Messenger\Profiles

   Your "Profiles" folder contains your complete Message Archive. Copy it to the a different folder on your computer and RENAME IT AND save..

   Now you can DELETE the Yahoo Messenger by deleting the directory:

   Close the Yahoo! Messenger application if you currently have it running. Make sure all instances of Internet Explorer are closed.

   Go to your desktop and double-click "My Computer."

   Click the "C:" drive.

   Go to C:\Program Files\Yahoo!

   Highlight the Yahoo! Messenger folder and press the Delete key on your keyboard.

2. Tony Atomic™ says:

   January 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm

   Delete the icon from your desktop, and from your start button- ‘all programs’ and then go to your task manager and delete the processing of YHIM or whatnot, and search your recycle bin to see if it’s still there and delete that permantely, too. Task Manager; (ctrl+alt+delete)..Hope I helped

3. Master Shake says:

   January 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm

   Sounds like your registry is screwed up. You could try norton utilz but you may be to the point where its just as well to clean house and reinstall xp.

4. bitchy_scorpio says:

   January 28, 2010 at 9:18 pm

   do it in safemode.
   At startup press f8 until it goes into safe mode
   then choose safemode with networking.
   then try to uninstall. should work .

   Best of luck

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