Couple Questions.

**DANIMAL** · April 23rd, 2002, 04:51 PM

I just formatted my system and got rid of the dual boot 98/xp and now just have xp.

since reloading all my software and downloads and such I relize that there were many tweaks that I had made to my system that I over looked before formatting. Can you help with the following:

1: exchanging MSN with Google in the search button of I.E. 6.0

2: properly importing my address book to Office XP's address book, (i have my addresses on disk)

3:Removing MSN Messenger completely from my system (not just disabling it)

I did try searching but htat so badly sucks
Thanks

**Darren Wilson** · April 23rd, 2002, 04:57 PM

To remove Messenger just type the following into the RUN box

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

To import Address book back into Outlook, click on file then Import & Export and then browse to your exported backup.

The default search engine can be changed, but I forget at present exactly how, so you will have to give me a few minutes on that one.

**Matridom** · April 23rd, 2002, 04:59 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DANIMAL:
I just formatted my system and got rid of the dual boot 98/xp and now just have xp.

since reloading all my software and downloads and such I relize that there were many tweaks that I had made to my system that I over looked before formatting. Can you help with the following:

1: exchanging MSN with Google in the search button of I.E. 6.0

2: properly importing my address book to Office XP's address book, (i have my addresses on disk)

3:Removing MSN Messenger completely from my system (not just disabling it)

I did try searching but htat so badly sucks
Thanks<hr /></blockquote>#3, here is how i did it..

go to.. %systemroot%\INF\sysoc.inf

Open it, and look for the section titled "[Components]"

now you'll see several lines like so (this is just an example)

Fax=faxocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,faxsetup.inf,hide,7

delete the "hide" so that it looks like..

Fax=faxocm.dll,FaxOcmSetupProc,faxsetup.inf,,7

do this for all references, save the file, now you can go to "Add/Remove programs" and choose "Setup" and you can remove any hidden application installed with Windows

**DANIMAL** · April 23rd, 2002, 05:33 PM

thanks guys I got it solve before I could check back but I did do it the way Matridom suggested, I couldn't find the way Darren suggested.

as for changing men to google I searche dthe registry and found the line that says ie.search.msn.com and changed it to <a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a> and it works but doesn't fit the window adn it lags my system.
I think I am supposed to put something other than <a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a>

**DANIMAL** · April 23rd, 2002, 07:53 PM

anyone for the google thing

**DANIMAL** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:06 PM

<a href="http://www.visakopu.net/ie5google/" target="_blank">this is it for mac </a>

but it looks way different.
this is what I'm trying to do though edit those registry lines.

**Matridom** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:12 PM

how about this? <a href="http://toolbar.google.com/" target="_blank">http://toolbar.google.com/</a>

or

<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q171853" target="_blank">Changing Search Pages Used by Internet Explorer (Q171853)</a>

**MacGyver** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:13 PM

Try this: <a href="http://www.google.com/options/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/options/index.html</a>

I highly recommend the Google Toolbar in addition to the other registry hacks that Google has posted on their site. I don't know how I'd live without that thing anymore!

**Matridom** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:44 PM

took me some digging, but i believe this is what you want.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main]
"Search Page"="http://www.google.com"
"Search Bar"="http://www.google.com/ie"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\SearchURL]
""="http://www.google.com/keyword/%s"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search]
"SearchAssistant"="http://www.google.com/ie"

**DANIMAL** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:50 PM

YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
I've been trying all night.

**Matridom** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:53 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DANIMAL:
YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
I've been trying all night.

<hr /></blockquote>had it stored on the laptop.. been to lazy to boot it up.. Finaly got around to it...

**DANIMAL** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:55 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Matridom:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DANIMAL:
YOU ARE THE MAN!!!
I've been trying all night.

<hr /></blockquote>had it stored on the laptop.. been to lazy to boot it up.. Finaly got around to it...<hr /></blockquote>Do you happen to have a link for that?

**Matridom** · April 23rd, 2002, 08:59 PM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DANIMAL:
Do you happen to have a link for that?<hr /></blockquote>Uhm.. The forums somwhere

Other than that, if you REALLY wanted me to, i could host it temporarly, or you could just copy& past into notepad and save it as a .reg........... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />

**Darren Wilson** · April 24th, 2002, 03:31 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DANIMAL:
 I couldn't find the way Darren suggested.
<hr /></blockquote>All you needed to do was the Copy & Paste the line into the RUN box

**DANIMAL** · April 24th, 2002, 07:19 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Darren Wilson:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by DANIMAL:
 I couldn't find the way Darren suggested.
<hr /></blockquote>All you needed to do was the Copy & Paste the line into the RUN box

<hr /></blockquote>hehe ya I know I wanted to find that way but couldn't and found matridoms way then fixed the problem and came back here after to see that you had the quick answer. oh well it's done now.

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