Re: Messenger Updates

From: TNorth (tnorth99_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:51:20 -0500

Thanks so much Jonathan - I'll follow your directions and I know it will be
fine! You folks are always so helpful!!

I didn't know just how to go about it, but I knew there was a way. And I
think that just yesterday logging into Microsoft Support with that Passport
caused the glitch - thanks for helping me undo it!

TN

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
news:%23vaHppv$DHA.3536@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Greetings TN,
>
> Firstly, remove your saved Passport login in Windows XP, so it can't
automatically sign you
> in to the service (you can readd this back in the future if you like),
click the Start
> Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in the
Control Panel. Select
> your account name, and then on the left side of the screen, under Related
Tasks, click
> 'Manage my Network Passwords'. In the window that opens, click the
Passport.Net\* (Passport)
> entry and click 'Remove'.
> If the window is still open with the upgrade question, say No, it should
now stop trying.
>
> Then open up Windows Messenger (click Start, then click Run, type "msmsgs"
and click OK),
> choose the Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences tab, uncheck 'Run
this Program when
> Windows starts' and click OK. Then right-click on its icon in the
notification area/system
> tray (by the clock) and click Exit.
>
> Next, stop it from running with Outlook Express (if you're going to remove
Messenger, you'll
> also need to do this) by closing Outlook Express, then downloading and
running the following
> .reg file:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
>
> It shouldn't bother you again.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>
> "TNorth" <tnorth99@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eLOJuxt$DHA.1452@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> >I have XP Home running on my computer. Yesterday I signed into the
Microsoft
> > site with my .NET passport to get some support info - and since then,
when I
> > log onto my Internet service I get a message that Windows Messenger
needs to
> > be updated. I DON'T use Windows Messenger - it is in my sys tray with a
> > little X that is it not active.
> >
> > I would like to stop getting this message as I don't want to update it
since
> > I don't use it. Would uninstalling Messenger stop that message - or is
there
> > another way? Will uninstalling it affect my Outlook Express? I don't
mind it
> > being there, I just don't want to get those update messages.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > TN
> >
> >
>
>