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Thread ID: 88712	2008-04-06 20:40:00	removing windows live	unity1 (2070)	Press F1

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656473	2008-04-09 08:24:00	its both - ms messenger where you talk to friend on line - AND windows live they both have come pre installed by HP - however before I reset the computer back to factory standards - I uninstalled windows live with my free uninstaller revo which is amazing as it finds all the registry keys and removes it from the registry as well - there were over 2000 from windows live - now though both are back and I'm cautious about uninstalling windows live again - both windows live and ms messenger are back only I can't delete messenger because it doesn't show up in either add or remove or revo??? why isn't messenger come up in add and remove? apologies, yes I did post another reference to windows live - but that was before I had to press f10 (reset) and I think it was because I might have done something by uninstalling windows live - its all getting to confusing what is windows live for - and why does it take over so many thousands of keys in the registry - if its not needed for basic surfing and internet work then surley it can be classed as malware ? couldn't it	unity1 (2070)
656474	2008-04-09 09:00:00	Its NOT taking over 1000's of registry keys. The program that told you this is completely wrong about this.	beeswax34 (63)
656475	2008-04-09 09:17:00	Its NOT taking over 1000's of registry keys. The program that told you this is completely wrong about this. EXACTLY - as I mentioned in post #2 "Some registry programs actually can cause more damage than good." Look back through the posts, both speedy and I have posted ways to disable Messenger. Those reg keys are doing no harm, removing them may cause more damage than leaving them.	wainuitech (129)
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