Re: Problem with MSN messager
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 09/28/04
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 08:49:55 -0400
Greetings Linda,
There is no such thing as a "default", you just need to disable the one you're not using.
To disable Windows Messenger, 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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"Linda" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:273701c4a50f$25e5b4c0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I recently installed WinXP Home Edition. And the MSN
> Messager 4.7 came with it. I downloaded the lastest
> edition of MSN. And now I have both versions. I'm unable
> to uninstall the 4.7 version, so now I have 2 versions.
> How do I make the lastest edition my defalt?
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