Windows Messenger appears in Sys tray, but it is not installed

The subject line pretty much captures the issue. From Add/Remove Programs-> Windows components, it is clear that Windows Messenger is not checked and therefore SHOULD not be installed on startup, even it it is in the system tray.

System:

Sony Vaio w / Intel Pentium

WinXP w/SP3 and all updates

Messenger does not exist in Program files, or anywhere in the start menu for that matter. To open it from the Systray and go through all the Options, I can't find any switch to prevent it from running.

Use the Regedit and deleted under HKLM/software/microsoft/currentversion/run.

Messenger out of the Systray and removed Messenger Program Files folder.

Tags: Windows

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