Re: Two versions of Messenger ? Conflicting?
From: JJXB (jjxb_2004_at_ntlworld.com)
Date: 06/21/04
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Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 03:36:36 -0700
well, i have that problem and your "solution" doesn't
work because i don't have norton and it still runs in the
background and i keep unticking the "allow this program
to run in background" option and it still runs when i use
outlook or outlook express. WHY??
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Raf,
>
>One is MSN Messenger (6.2), and the other is Windows
Messenger (4.7) -- they are *separate
>products*, they are not the same thing nor do they
upgrade one another.
>
>MSN Messenger is available for Windows 95 (an older
version), 98, 2000, ME and *XP* and
>Windows Messenger is available for Windows 2000 (a newer
version) and *XP*.
>
>Therefore, Windows XP can run both and as such, why you
have the two folders and the various
>other rants you have concluded in this post.
>
>You'll just need to disable Windows Messenger. 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
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>"Raf" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:1ea5701c456ba$b0e59c00$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi
>>
>> I have installed Messenger 6.2 the latest version.
>>
>> However, I also can see Messenger 4.7.
>>
>> When I look on Microsoft website in one place they say
>> 6.2 is the latest version, in another 4.7 is the latest
>> version for XP Home.
>>
>> Now 6.2 is launched when I launch messenger itself. But
>> if I open Internet Explorer it forces me to open
4.7....
>>
>> If I click the menu Tools - > messenger in Explorer it
>> launches 4.7.
>>
>> I can't find how to rid myself of the plague of 4.7.
>>
>> Or how to tell the OS NOT to use 4.7.
>>
>> I keep on getting messages from 4.7 trying to get
through
>> my firewall.
>>
>> When I start my PC 4.7 is used....
>>
>> I have to manually launch 6.2 and then it tells
>>
>> "you have been logged out of another location...."
>>
>> (ie 4.7)
>>
>> then I can run 6.2
>>
>> 4.7 does not appear in add/remove.
>>
>> I can see it on my hardrive as it is in the folder
>>
>> H:\Program Files\Messenger
>>
>> whereas 6.2 is in the folder
>>
>> H:\Program Files\MSN Messenger
>>
>>
>> Is it too much to ask that microsoft can control their
>> own folder naming process and have only 1 version of a
>> software for 1 OS system?!
>>
>> Even only launching one version?
>>
>> Or putting everything in Add/remove?
>>
>> I am cheesed off and will prob have to remove 6.2 to
get
>> rid of this headache unless someone has some sort of
>> answer!
>
>
>.
>
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