Re: Does msmsgs.exe run automatically as part of Windows?
From: JD (jd_at_example.com)
Date: 02/20/04
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 07:43:43 -0800
Thanks to all who have responded. I guess I haven't made myself clear.
First, I do not run MSN Messenger. It is not installed and there is no
folder for it in Program Files.
More significantly, Windows Messenger only runs when I open it from the
Start Menu.
What I'm saying is that even when it is not loaded or running, there is
still a "process" called msmsgs.exe, as shown in Task Manager.
It occurs to me that it MAY be the way Windows sends the "There are critical
updates available" messages that pop up from the Notification Area
periodically.
I had asked if anyone else sees it in the Processes pane of Task Manager.
"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> JD;
>
> See if any of this helps.
>
> Windows Messenger Support Center
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;winmsgr
>
> ========================
> From TonyKlein @
> http://forums.techguy.org/t144534/sccf8ffd8ae11f5172d4514e8c63ee28e.html
>
> [[1. Go to Messenger/Tools/Options and uncheck "Run this program when
> Windows starts" on the Preferences tab.
> 2. In Outlook Express, Tools/Options/General tab and uncheck the option to
> automatically log on, if it's there.
> 3. Also in Outlook Express, View/Layout and uncheck the option to display
> Contacts. The program will open a connection and display a list of all
> Contacts on line if you do not.
> 4. Startup Folder. Make sure no entry there for Messenger.
> 5. Go to Start/Run, and type Msconfig. On the Startup tab , uncheck any
> option for it.
> 6. If you are using NAV 2003, disable Instant Messenger monitoring.
>
> This little check list ought to work in dissociating MSN from Outlook
> Express, so that it'll only start up if you really want it to.
>
> If it doesn't, here's a reg tweak that will do so on all operating
systems,
> without actually uninstalling MSN, which may not be what you want:
>
> http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/989 : Remove MSN Messenger
> from Outlook Express
>
> If all else fails, shut down MSN Messenger, go to your Program Files\MSN
> Messenger directory, and rename Msgsc.dll to Msgsc.bak]]
> =============
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In news:Ois25E49DHA.1768@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl,
> JD <jd@example.com> hunted and pecked:
> > Thanks, Wes.
> > The version I have (Windows XP Sp1) is Windows Messenger Version
> > 5.0.0.381 I don't actually want to remove or "disable" Windows
> > Messenger. I use it occasionally to "chat" with my daughter, but I
> > load it from the Start menu. I used Options to set it not to load
> > when Windows loads. And when I close it, it does not run in the
> > background.
> > My question is why a "process" called msmsgs.exe runs even when the
> > application is not running.
> > It could be that it runs as part of Windows.
> > I wondered if any readers of this ng would mind checking Task Manager
> > to see if such a process runs on their machines.
> > BTW, I checked the Startup folder and the "Run" lines in the
> > Registry. It does not load from either of those places.
> > "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:zRgZb.19120$Xp.94360@attbi_s54...
> >> JD;
> >> In news:uAG6%23u29DHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl,
> >> JD <jd@example.com> hunted and pecked:
> >>> When I made notes on all the processes running, I did NOT note
> >>> msmsgs.exe--I may have just overlooked it.
> >>> The Answers that Work Process List identifies this as MSN Messenger,
> >>> but I think that's in error.
> >>> This is Windows Messenger, found in C: Program Files/Messenger.
> >>> Windows Messenger doesn't run when Windows loads nor does it run "in
> >>> the background."
> >>> I'd like to know if it's normal for msmsgs.exe to be running all the
> >>> time, whether the application is running or not.
> >>> To put it simply, does anyone else have "msmsgs.exe" running under
> >>> Processes?
> >>> I will greatly appreciate any feedback.
>
>
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