Re: Messenger popups...
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 03/29/04
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Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 15:58:38 -0500
Greetings Wolf,
Shoot the Messenger will turn off the "Messenger Service", but it won't turn off "Windows
Messenger" (these are two different things). To disable Windows Messenger, open it up (click
Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and
uncheck 'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'
(depending on version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow
Windows Messenger to run in the background' (depending on version).
Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
also keep starting. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus
icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'),
click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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"Wolf" <bucktwd@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:1261301c415bd$da8d1da0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I've run "Shoot the Messenger" and it says that windows
> messenger is disabled, but it keeps popping up message
> after freaking message and it's really getting on my
> nerves...I don't use it in any way shape or form...any
> way to just remove it or permanently shut it off? Any
> suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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