Removing MSN Icon and Software from Windows ME

Thanks Mike,

Is there a special version of Tweak UI that I need to use on Windows ME?
And to delete the MSN software, I notice there is a file folder with MSN
files in it that was installed with the operating system (although I
unchecked online providers in Windows installation). Can I go ahead and just
delete the MSN directory? There is no uninstall option in Add/Remove
Programs for this. thanks, Kevin


"Mike M" wrote in message

 > Kevin,
 >
 > Removing MSN Desktop Icon:
 > The MSN icon is a special sort of object, a bit like the Recycle bin and
 > My Documents folder, and what is called a NameSpace. It isn't a shortcut
 > that links to a file but rather links to an entry in the registry which is
 > why you might be having difficulties in deleting it. You can remove this
 > icon by either using TweakUI or Regedit.
 >
 > If using TweakUI, open the Desktop tab and uncheck the box alongside MSN
 > in the Special desktop icons window.
 >
 > If you are using regedit, browse to the key
 > HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Current\Explorer\Desktop\Namespace
 > in the left hand folder. This will have a number of sub-keys. Regrettably
 > I cannot recall the actual MSN sub key (it has long been deleted here) but
 > it can be easily identified because in the Right Hand pane the default
 > value will refer to MSN. There should be at least 4 sub-keys that should
 > be retained relating to My Documents, the Recycle Bin and two relating to
 > Search. Identify and highlight the appropriate MSN key in the Left Hand
 > pane and delete. This will then remove the item permanently from the
 > desktop.
 >
 > Removing MSN software:
 > If installed use Add/Remove to uninstall otherwise the delete key.
 > --
 > Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004]

 >
 >

 >
  > > How do I remove the MSN icon from the desktop, and MSN software, from
  > > windows ME?
 >
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Kevin wrote:

 > Is there a special version of Tweak UI that I need to use on Windows
 > ME? And to delete the MSN software, I notice there is a file folder
 > with MSN files in it that was installed with the operating system
 > (although I unchecked online providers in Windows installation). Can
 > I go ahead and just delete the MSN directory? There is no uninstall
 > option in Add/Remove Programs for this. thanks, Kevin

Kevin,

If you have installed nothing from MSN then yes, you can simply delete the
C:\Program Files\MSN folder which I seem to recall contains very little.

TweakUI.
You should use v1.33 on Win Me.

If you don't have TweakUI the latest version of TweakUI for Win Me (1.33)
can be obtained from
<a rel="nofollow" style='text-decoration: none;' href="http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/nttweakui.asp" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/ntworkstation/downloads/powertoys/networking/...weakui.</a>

Download to a folder with a short name (e.g. C:\Tweak), run to extract
components, right click on tweakui.inf and then install, close the help
window that comes up to allow install to finish. C:\Tweak can now be
deleted and TweakUI accessed via the Control Panel.

Just a few words of caution though if you are new to using TweakUI on Win
Me.
a) Do not change the first icon (My Documents) on the Desktop tab.
Doing this causes a number of script errors in Special Folders when using
either WebView or Active desktop.
b) Do not uncheck "Search Results" on the Desktop tab.
Doing this disables the Search in Explorer.
c) Do not hide the TweakUI icon on the Control Panel tab.
d) Do not uncheck "Show Control Panel on Start Menu" on the IE tab.
Doing this will prevent you from accessing the Control Panel including
TweakUI.
e) Do not uncheck "Shell Enhancements" on the IE tab.
This causes quite a few unexpected "problems".
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP [2001-2004]

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