Re: 2 copies of messenger AFTER XP SP2 install
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 08/28/04
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Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:31:51 -0400
Greetings JB,
SP2 installs Windows Messenger 4.7.3000, which will run alongside of MSN Messenger (which I
assume you're using now). You'll simpy need to 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.
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"JB" <JB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Any reason why I have two copies of messenger open at startup?
>
> In my system tray there are two copies of messenger. One is automatically
> signed in, the other is not. I don't want two copies to open at start up.
> How do I remove a copy of messenger and how do I make sure I remove the right
> one?
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