Re: .NET messenger

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 08/28/04


Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:35:37 -0400

Greetings Arthur,

You'll simply need to disable Windows Messenger 4.7. 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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Jonathan Kay
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Associate Expert
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"Arthur" <Arthur@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19FC45A5-63F2-436A-83CC-1B860B2D7F3D@microsoft.com...
> Whenever I connect to the internet I am automatically signed into .NET
> messenger. If someone IM's me, then a Messenger 4.7 window pops up.
> However, I have MSN 6.2 loaded. Why doesn't it use that? How can I stop the
> default messager from logging in automatically? I don't always want everyone
> to see every time I go on-line.
>
> Thanks,



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