Re: Remove Messenger

From: Harry Goodell (chiefgse_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:40:02 -0700

I can NEVER stop it from loading by the way you guys
explain. It always seem to run in the background no
matter what I do.

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>You can prevent Windows messenger from loading during
system startup by
>following the steps given below:
>
>1)click the Start button -> click Run-> type msconfig ->
click OK or hit
>Enter
>2)Click Startup tab -> remove the check mark next to
Windows Messenger .
>3)Click OK .
>4)Restart Windows.
>
>Note :Messenger still loads when called upon by other
apps like Outlook,
>Outlook Express or Hotmail (MSN) web access.
>
>You can also follow the steps to prevent Windows
Messenger from running in
>Windows xp by following the steps in the KB article
given below:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-
US;q302089
>
>or
>
>How to Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a
Windows XP-Based Computer
>View products that this article applies to.
>This article was previously published under Q302089
>IMPORTANT: This article contains information about
modifying the registry.
>Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up
and make sure that
>you understand how to restore the registry if a problem
occurs. For
>information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the
>following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge
>Base:
>256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
>
>SUMMARY
>This article describes how to prevent Windows Messenger
from running. By
>default, Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Home
Edition install
>Windows Messenger, and the user interface does not
provide a way to remove
>or to uninstall Windows Messenger.
>
>When you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1),
Windows adds a new
>feature that is named "Set Program Access and Defaults"
to the Add or
>Remove Programs tool in Control Panel. You can use this
feature to remove
>Windows Messenger from the Start menu, the desktop, and
other locations.
>For additional information, click the following article
number to view the
>article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
>332003 How to Change Your Default Programs and to Enable
or Remove Access
>to Microsoft Windows and Non-Microsoft Programs
>
>MORE INFORMATION
>WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may
cause serious
>problems that may require you to reinstall your
operating system. Microsoft
>cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result
from using
>Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your
own risk.
>
>To prevent Windows Messenger from running, use one of
the following
>methods.
>Windows Messenger 4.0 or Later on a Windows XP
Professional-Based Computer
>Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then press
ENTER.
>Double-click the following items to expand them:
>Local Computer Policy
>Computer Configuration
>Administrative Templates
>Windows Components
>Windows Messenger
>Double-click Do not allow Windows Messenger to run, and
then click Enabled.
>Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy snap-in.
>NOTE: Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc) is not available
on Windows XP Home
>Edition-based computers.
>
>NOTE: This method also prevents programs that use the
Messenger Application
>Programming Interfaces (APIs) from using Windows
Messenger. Microsoft
>Outlook 2002, Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the
Remote Assistance
>feature in Windows XP are examples of programs that use
these APIs and that
>depend on Windows Messenger.
>Windows Messenger 4.0 on a Windows XP Home Edition-Based
Computer
>Start Windows Messenger.
>Click Options on the Tools menu.
>Click the Preferences tab, click to clear the Run this
program when Windows
>starts check box, and then click OK.
>NOTE: This procedure does not prevent users from
manually running Windows
>Messenger, but it does prevent Windows Messenger from
running automatically
>each time that you start Windows. If you use Outlook
Express or Outlook
>2002, Windows Messenger may start automatically each
time you run Outlook
>Express or Outlook. To prevent Windows Messenger from
signing in when you
>run Outlook Express:
>In Outlook Express, click Options on the Tools menu.
>On the General tab, click to clear the Automatically log
on to Windows
>Messenger check box.
>Click OK.
>To prevent Windows Messenger from signing in when you
run Outlook:
>In Outlook, click Options on the Tools menu.
>On the Other tab, click to clear the Enable Instant
Messaging in Microsoft
>Outlook check box.
>Click OK.
>Windows Messenger 4.5 or Later on Windows XP Home
Edition-Based or Windows
>XP Professional-Based Computers
>Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
>Locate and click the following registry key:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft
>
>On the Edit menu, point to New, click Key, and then type
Messenger for the
>name of the new registry key.
>Locate and click the following registry key:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger
>
>On the Edit menu, point to New, click Key, and then type
Client for the
>name of the new registry key.
>Locate and click the following registry key:
>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\
Client
>
>On the Edit menu, point to New, click DWORD Value, and
then type PreventRun
>for the name of the new DWORD value.
>Right-click the PreventRun value that you created, click
Modify, type 1 in
>the Value data box, and then click OK.
>Quit Registry Editor.
>NOTE: This method also prevents programs that use the
Messenger Application
>Programming Interfaces (APIs) from using Windows
Messenger. Outlook 2002,
>Outlook Express 6, and the Remote Assistance feature in
Windows XP are
>examples of programs that use these APIs and that depend
on Windows
>Messenger.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>S.Vijay
>
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