Re: Yet one more Messenger question

From: Keely (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/05/04


Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:21:16 -0700

No I am using Microsoft Outlook, thanks for the tip
though :)
>-----Original Message-----
>Are you using Outlook Express? If so, click on
tools/options/general and
>uncheck the box that says 'Automatically log on to
Windows Messenger'.
>
>
>"Keely" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:388c01c4aaf9$a1586540$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I have just had Windows XP installed and can't get rid of
>the messenger icon in the tray or get it to stop loading
>at start up. I have tried the stop messenger link that
>Jonathan Kay suggested with no luck. I have tried going
>to Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
>Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger
>when Windows starts' but it wasn't an option there, I did
>uncheck the box that said Allow Windows Messenger
>to run in the background. I went to Norton Virus and was
>not able to find an "options" field to see if that was the
>problem.
>
>Any more thoughts?? I have XP at home and I will be
>darned if I can remember how I got rid of it there.
>
>Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
>
>
>
>e following is from another post and I have indeed tried
>this also with the exception that ou'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.
>____________________________________________
>
>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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