Re: don't want it removed ... just get it out of systray
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 06/29/04
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Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 15:33:08 -0400
Hi Diana,
You're very welcome =)
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"DianaH" <nuttin@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Jonathan,
> That did the trick. It still loads when I want it, but it doesn't load when
> OE loads and I can exit it whenever I want.
>
> Thanks so much. Diana
>
> "DianaH" <nuttin@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:OPIKzNZXEHA.1036@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thank you Jonathan. Your help might have come at the perfect time. It just
> started to load ... signed-in. I didn't want that either. Like I said, I
> want it installed, but I only want it to load when I want it.
>
> I'm about to check it out now (had to watch the election results first,
> though).
> Diana
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings Diana,
>
> To fix this, close Outlook Express, then close Messenger, and then download
> and run the
> following .reg file:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
>
> After this, you'll be able to close it whether or not Outlook Express is
> open or not.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
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> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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>
> "DianaH" <nuttin@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:emXd3iNXEHA.3640@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks J,
>> I removed the checkmark that says "allow to run in the background".
> That's
>> probably the fix.
>>
>> Would you also happen to know how to close it when Outlook Express is
> open.
>> I have to close Outlook Express before I can close Messenger. It's so
>> irritating. If I need to leave OE open, I have to tell Messenger to show
> me
>> as "offline".
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> "J" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:2229301c45cb9$ea9bca00$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi Diana,
>> If you want to stop Windows Messenger from appering on
>> your taskbar, you should open windows messenger and sign
>> in. Then go to Tools, options, and then click the tab
>> preferences. Then all you have to do is remove the
>> checkmarks from "Run this program when Windows starts"
>> and allow this "program to run in the background". If you
>> have signed in to it before with the same email it will
>> give you a message saying you signed out of it and signed
>> it yours. You should not delete windows messenger though
>> because it has components that windows needs to run. The
>> only time it will appear is when you sign in. Anyway take
>> care.
>>
>> J
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi there.
>>>I have Windows Messenger installed and want to leave it
>> installed. I've
>>>stopped it from signing me in automatically. However, I
>> don't want it
>>>loading in my systray. It's there (with an x -
>> indicating that I'm not
>>>signed in). How do I take it to the next step - not
>> loading into the
>>>systray on startup. It's not enabled in my msconfig in
>> startup.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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