Re: Messenger popups...

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:39:31 -0500

Hi Wolf,

You're welcome =)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:156b001c415ff$5b945cb0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks much.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>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.
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>
>>
>>
>>"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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