Remove Windows Messenger

From: Dr. Indera (dr.indera.bugoff_at_cant.spam.me)
Date: 07/24/04 

Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 02:23:38 -0400

kelly,

i remember reading something about removing windows messenger for safety
reasons.
is this something i should remove if i don't use it?

thanks 

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"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message
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: > msmsgs.exe
:
: >This took a while to get rid of and simply unchecking it from msconfig
: >didn't work.  I can't recall where I found the process, but a Google
search
: >should help you find it.
:
: This is Messenger, Dave.  There are several methods to rid of it, here is
: one:  FYI, of course as it isn't your issue.
:
: Disable/Remove Windows Messenger
: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
:
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: "David Casey" <sgtcasey@IH8SPAMcableone.net> wrote in message
: news:1msgs9fd4tcmk$.dlg@sgtcaseycableone.net...
: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 02:46:07 -0400, Dr. Indera wrote:
: >
: >> hello,
: >>
: >> i ran msconfig.exe and noticed the items below. i was wondering if
: >> someone
: >> can tell me if they can be disabled from the startup process
: >>
: >> msmsgs.exe
: >
: > This took a while to get rid of and simply unchecking it from msconfig
: > didn't work.  I can't recall where I found the process, but a Google
: > search
: > should help you find it.
: >
: >> nerocheck.exe
: >
: > I just unchecked this.  Works fine so far.
: >
: >> adobe gamme loader.exe
: >
: > This one can most likely be found in the Startup section of your Start
: > menu.  Right click and delete works on my system after I install
: > Photoshop.
: >
: > Finding what a process does is pretty simple just enter the name of it
and
: > do a Google search and there will usually come up several sites which
: > explain what it does and if it's okay to get rid of it.
: >
: > Dave
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