Re: MS Messenger not the service

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 11/12/04 

Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:18:22 +0000

Ed Y wrote:

>I have Win XP Home SP2. I have Windows MS messenger completely uninstalled,
>ie, it doesn't show in "add/remove programs". I've also tweaked some other
>areas 2-3 years ago after first getting XP.
>
>All of a sudden, in the past 3 weeks, messenger is poping up asking to
>signin. Never have. I've checked the options and absolutely nothing is
>checked so it should not be running.

Messenger does not appear in Add/Remove. See www.dougknox.com, click
the XP Fixes, and right column, Windows Messenger Disable/Remove 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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