| How can I remove Chat? | lcedar | 6/10/09 3:50 PM | I do not have gmail and do not use chat forums. I did not ask for the program on my desktop. HOW CAN I GET RID OF IT PERMANENTLY!!!!! Frustrated with Google when they force things without permission. |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | JohnW2 | 6/10/09 4:05 PM | If you don't have a Gmail account, then you can't use Chat anyway.Chat is a facility which is part of a Gmail account - it is built into Gmail, which is a web application. There is no software to install on your computer. Also, Gmail Chat is not asso |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | lcedar | 6/10/09 4:19 PM | Thanks JohnW2 but the program "Chat" or "Gmail" is not on my list of programs, nor is it listed in Control Panel > add/remove programs. Any other suggestions? |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | JohnW2 | 6/10/09 4:24 PM | If the program's not in either of those places, then it's not installed on your PC.Simply click on the desktop icon for it, and delete it. Then its reference is gone.But you still haven't said how it came to be on your desktop in the first place. |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | lcedar | 6/10/09 4:50 PM | One day about a month ago it just appeared on my Google desktop. There is no icon just "Enable Chat" listed below my other pages on left side of screen. If I click on it I get options to hide sign out help, etc. But it never goes away. Will I have t |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | JohnW2 | 6/11/09 8:25 AM | Ah! Now I'm with you!!!The Chat you're talking about is a full part of Gmail (as I indicated in my first response). You cannot "remove" it - the only thing you can do is to 'Turn Off chat'.Go to the bottom of your webmail page display, and there's a |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | Kewe | 7/7/09 10:51 AM | Anybody know how to write to Google directly to complain about Chat? |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | dutchman239 | 7/7/09 11:55 AM | Perhaps this is because I use Mac 10.4.11 or otherwise don't know. I don't want to chat. I just like to email. At the bottom of the gmail inbox page, where the "last activity" information displays, is this line: 'Gmail view: standard | turn on chat | |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | Kewe | 7/7/09 12:03 PM | Thank you, Dutchman. The machine I use is a Wintel. I've pretty much given up on getting rid of Chat after unsuccessfully trying a few things, including modifying the Google settings file. Oh, well... |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | dpbaril | 3/6/10 11:40 AM | Notwithstanding the correctness JohnW2's answer, it would be preferable if the the chat widget could be removed from the Gmail interface altogether as with any other application that the user does not want to use. Why occupy valuable screen real est |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | rascaljay | 4/27/10 8:05 AM | I have found that if you go to the left side of the gmail page, look where it says chat (under your folders area). At the bottom of the chat box, it has a blue OPTIONS tab. Click the options tab and check the "Sign out of Chat" option. This will disa |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | PsychicWebbah | 6/11/10 3:44 PM | Fools, just because you sign out of chat doesn't mean it doesn't sign back in. Everytime I start up gmail, it opens the chat list (all greyed out) and complains when it can't connect to their servers. What a crock of shit. Fuck you gmail chat! |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | lcedar | 6/12/10 11:07 AM | I was unable to submit my "report abuse" message (I got an error message) in response to Psychis Webbah's answer. His use of obscene and vulgar words violates forum rules and is offensive. It shows a complete lack of respect and consideration for oth |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | terri1986 | 9/12/10 8:10 AM | anybody know how to disable the video chat feature? |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | JohnW2 | 9/13/10 7:16 AM | "Video chat" would imply that you've installed the 'Voice & Video' application.To remove, click on your 'Control Panel', select the "Add/Remove Programs" section and remove the relevant application there. |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | fandangothemovie | 11/10/10 2:37 AM | Remove gmail chat. I have not interest in gmail chat. I do not want to see gmail chat. I don't want to know about gmail chat. I do not want to chat. I am sick and tired of seeing gmail chat every time I check email Again, remove gmail chat! |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | JohnW2 | 11/10/10 7:51 AM | You have the power to switch it off - on the Gmail page display.Of course it requires you to look, but if you scroll to the bottom of the page, you'll see a line Gmail view: standard | turn off chat | turn off buzz | older contact manager | ba |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | Jorakae | 12/23/10 11:46 AM | It isn't just turning it off. It still takes up space on my screen that makes me have a scroll bar at the bottom of my browser giving me the idea that there is something important there. The fact is, for people who don't want gmail chat, we don't wan |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | JohnW2 | 12/23/10 5:15 PM | If you turn chat off (on the "Gmail view" line as indicated above) then it won't take up any screen space, since the line it "disappears" to is there with other information (like the switch between Standard and basic html view).You are expected to at |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | Jorakae | 12/23/10 5:59 PM | John, I appreciate the response, but I don't think you get it. Here is a screen shot of what gmail looks like with chat off: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/4ScbxcAqAUYFpxJOKJtMTwb-GS3sP7a8_EdSF6milmg?feat=directlink It takes up 1.5 inches o |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | Jorakae | 12/23/10 6:04 PM | I take that back that people can't remove it from their screen. People have reported being able to remove it with Firefox, Greasemonkey, and a JS or CSS file. I'm sorry, but that is ridiculous. I don't want to have to run three different things to re |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | PaulDube | 12/31/10 6:32 AM | Click the Google Labs icon at the top of the page and disable: Right-side chat by Emily C Move the chat box to the right side of the inbox.EnableDisable Send feedback |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | nematode | 1/10/11 11:00 AM | On my gmail page I had chat turned off but it kept waking up and trying to connect (always unsuccesfully here at work). It seemed to hang up gmail. I am looking at gmail in html view now. It's ugly but chat is gone and gmail doesn't keep balking |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | laszy77 | 1/25/11 4:20 AM | I am having the same problem that nematode mentions above. I have chat turned OFF and yet it keeps waking up and trying to connect to gmail, and then my gmail would start hanging and then stop loading altogether. If chat is turned off, why does it k |
| Re: How can I remove Chat? | cellninja | 2/3/11 4:14 AM | EVERYONE I GOT THE Answer at the cost of gmail formatting i guess :) but its a sacrifice ill haf to live whit :) At bottom of page in mail it should say view basic html version, it does not have all the junk including chat, its all gone! Im not sur |