Re: Turn Messenger Off??

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 04/11/04

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    Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 18:55:30 -0400

    Greetings Peter,

    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). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so features like Remote
    Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to work, but it will let it stay
    out of your way.

    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

    "peterg" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:1af2401c41f53$7d780220$a501280a@phx.gbl...
    > How can I stop windows messenger from starting up with my
    > computer? I've already gone into "services" with
    > Administrator.. and "disabled" messenger yet it continues
    > to start up. Just to try one other thing, I went into
    > Control Panel, windows components, and unchecked
    > messenger. No help. Thanks

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