Re: It just wont go away...
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 07/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 10:59:38 -0400
Greetings Thomas,
Although you can forcibly remove Windows Messenger, if you do, features like Remote
Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing within MSN Messenger 6.x and Windows will no
longer work. As well, some applications that specifically call on Messenger (like for
example Outlook Express) will appear to freeze or refuse to load as they try to start
Messenger (you can however, turn off this functionality to fix this problem).
Instead, you can simply disable Windows Messenger. To do so, 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.
If you'd prefer to just remove Windows Messenger however, you can do so by following the
instructions here:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
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"Thomas" <twhitney@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
news:ecTCLrEdEHA.2664@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> No matter how many times I disable msmsgs.exe or terminate its process it
> pops up. I tear my hair out all the time having to answer messages from
> people I don't want to talk to, because even though I turn 6.2 (msnmsgr.exe)
> off msmsgs.exe pops up letting people think I am still online, when I want
> some peace and quiet.
>
> Why is it an in built 'feature'... if it bugs me so much. I would prefer
> msmsgs.exe to be an option... which I could turn off... permanently even.
>
> Please help a tired soul.
>
> Thomas
>
>
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