Re: Preventing Messinger from starting
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 10/03/04
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2004 13:07:37 -0400
Hi Joe,
Glad to hear it =)
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"Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:15fb01c4a969$72969d30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks Jonathan,
> That did it. i don't use norton.
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Joe,
>>
>>You'll simply 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.
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>
>>"Joe" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:119f01c4a8a8$df0fe730$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>I am now promted to sign on to messinger at startup
> after
>>> installing xp service pack 2. I do not use messinger.
>>> How can I get rid of the annoying promt to sign on.
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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