How to Delete an MSN Messenger Profile
The MSN Messenger profile is a way to edit your MSN Messenger appearance settings and share information about your location, occupation, interests and other personal details. It can help you find people with similar interests and help your friends get to know more about you. However, you may change your mind about sharing all of this information. If so, you can take steps to delete most of the information.
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Instructions
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Open MSN Messenger and sign in. You'll also need to be connected to the Internet in order to delete your profile information.
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Go to the "Tools" menu. From the "Tools" menu, choose "Options."
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Click on the "Personal" tab. From this tab, click on the "Edit Profile" button. Your profile will open in an Internet Explorer browser window.
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Use the tabs at the left to navigate through your profile. There is no way to delete your entire MSN profile, so you'll have to manually delete your information. Click on each tab, highlight the text and delete it.
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Leave some information on your MSN profile. Your public name is required. You may change it to a different name, but you must enter something into the field. You may also want to leave your Display name, because this is the name which will display to your MSN Messenger contacts when you log in.
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Delete the pictures from your MSN Messenger profile. To delete your profile picture, which is the picture displayed on all MSN Internet services, delete the file path by selecting and hitting "Backspace." To delete your display picture, which is the picture displayed to your MSN Messenger contacts, click on the "Delete Picture" link below the picture.
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