Remove programs in taskbar?

[Red Arrow]

How would I go about removing some programs from the taskbar so that when they are open they are not shown down there? Reason is I have installed a second monitor which has have messenger running but since messenger is open all the time it is listed in the taskbar. I want to get rid of that.

Cheers.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Right click the task bar/properties/hide inactive icons/customize. Highlight the one you want then select 'always hide'.

 

[Red Arrow]

Thanks for your reply but thats not what I mean. That hides icons in the tray. I am talking about the part next to the tray where every-time a program is opened it is listed there. I want to remove messenger from that.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Ahh sorry. You could give PowewrMenu a go. (freeware) Then hide it in the other section of the sys tray.

 

[napalmnthemorning]

Remove Windows Messenger

Paste in "RUN"

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