[Suicide Junkie]

Originally posted by deccan:
What I'd like to know is how to get IM off my new computer. I can't even exit from it if I'm running Outlook Express, it says IM is a necesssary component.

Sounds like you've got XP...
If you've do the windows update thing and installed the critical update stuff recently, you should find it in the add/remove programs, windows components section.

Otherwise, http://www.google.ca/search?q=xp+rem...-1&hl=en&meta=
says you should run the following commandline
Start->Run-> [see below]

code:

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RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

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