Re: passport balloon

[[This utility will allow you to disable Windows Messenger on per-user
basis, or on a machine wide basis. Download the ZIP file and extract
MessengerDisable.exe to your hard drive. You can either double click the
EXE file, or create a shortcut to it, as you prefer. You can, optionally,
use this utility to remove Windows Messenger from your machine. You may
need Administrator level privileges to run this program.]]

Disable/Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm

Remove it completely machine wide!

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:t8n6021qk38odnfglug7e0lfpjbihf6fkl@xxxxxxx,
David Sherman <dshermin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
A friend of mine gets a dialog box every time he opens "my documents".

The dialog box--

Sign In with Microsoft Passport Network.

Please sign in with your Microsoft Passport Account.

Etc,


I have tried TweakUI for Windows XP. He has Home version of XP.

http://www.theeldergeek.com/passport_balloon.htm

No help.

It works once but upon reboot, he gets the same dialog box.


We have edited the register below:



[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed
below.
Data Type: REG_BINARY [Binary Value] // Value Name: PassportBalloon
Modify the Value Name [PassportBalloon] according to the Value Data
listed below.
Value Data: [Change Value to 0A 00 00 00]
Exit Registry and Reboot


NO Help

Tried to disable:

http://www.pchell.com/support/ipmessaging.shtml

No Help. Already disabled

Thanks in advance for your help.

.

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