Disabling Windows Messenger in XP safe?
From: Matrix (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/12/04
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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 07:56:39 -0700
It safe to disable the messenger, I done it and my
Outlook and other programs works fine.
All you should do is rename the file:
"c:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EXE"
To something else like:
"c:\Program Files\Messenger\MSMSGS.EX_"
and the messenger will never be loaded to memory again.
If you can't rename the file it probably because it is
currently in your memory,
and you shoud remove it before you rename the file.
To remove the messenger from memory, enter the Task
Manager, right click on "msmsgs.exe" and select "End
Task", and then confirm that.
Now you should rename the file as I explainded above
before windows will load it into memory again.
>-----Original Message-----
>I've read around the threads in this area of Groups for
a while,
>specifically, becuase I want to remove Windows Messenger
from my
>computer with XP Home. I generally understand how to do
it, but my
>question is- will it affect anything important (Outlook
Express,
>etc)... It it worth removing? Windows Wask Manager says
something on
>my computer is taking up 155 mb of memory- although that
could be a
>bunch of programs together, I think Windows Messenger is
taking up the
>most memory for a usless cause (becuase I NEVER use it,
and NEVER
>will.)
>
>Thanks.
>.
>
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