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Hi Experts,

 

I've installed AOL and Yahoo Instant Messenger awhile back, but both have a

behavior where they install themselves into every user's account. So when

other users log into their accounts the AIM and YIM initiation screen pop up

and it's very annoying to users who don't use those IMs.

 

How can i deinstall programs from other users' accounts while keeping them

accessible in mine?

 

Thanks,

GettingByOk

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    "GettingByOk" <GettingByOk@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

    news:15013A09-A8B4-47B1-B567-7CC597E7E22B@microsoft.com...

    > Hi Experts,

    >

    > I've installed AOL and Yahoo Instant Messenger awhile back, but both have

    > a

    > behavior where they install themselves into every user's account. So when

    > other users log into their accounts the AIM and YIM initiation screen pop

    > up

    > and it's very annoying to users who don't use those IMs.

    >

    > How can i deinstall programs from other users' accounts while keeping them

    > accessible in mine?

    >

    > Thanks,

    > GettingByOk

     

    Take them out of the All Users startup folders, or the HKEYLocalMachine

    registry sections (HKLM).

     

    And check the support sites for those apps! It's likely that others there

    have dealt with the same problems.

     

    HTH

    -pk

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    =?Utf-8?B?R2V0dGluZ0J5T2s=?= wrote:

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    > I've installed AOL and Yahoo Instant Messenger awhile back, but both have a

     

    AOL and Yahoo IM are NOT recommmeded apps for PC you really need to do

    work on.

     

    --

    http://www.bootdisk.com/

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