Re: want to keep Messenger but STOP it from self launching !!

Greetings Null,

If you want to keep the Contacts pane, you can simply close Outlook Express, then download
and run the following .reg file;
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

Then it won't matter if you have the Contacts pane running or not, Messenger won't load with
OE.
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"Null" <Null_Packet@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:AZKdnWEXONiCXyDfRVn-oA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sharon
>
> "Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" in OE was already unchecked
>
> I have now turned off the contact pane in OE and this seems to resolve the problem as
> Messenger no longer loads when I run OE.
>
> Strange that MS would link these two things together
>
> thanks for your help
>
>
> Null
>
>
>
>
>
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> "Sharon F" <sharonfDEL@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23x%23wCEaeFHA.2076@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:15:10 -0400, Null wrote:
>>
>>> how do I stop Windows Messenger from auto-launching and signing me in ?
>>>
>>> I want to keep the program for use when I choose, but can't seem to be
>>> able
>>> to stop the damn thing from signing in automatically when I launch
>>> Outlook
>>> Express.
>>>
>>> It doesn't do it every time, only about once every 10-15 times when I
>>> launch
>>> Outlook Express.
>>>
>>> the following Preferences under Options are UNCHECKED
>>>
>>> - Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts
>>>
>>> - Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background
>>>
>>>
>>> Windows XP - Outlook Express 6.0 - Windows Messenger 4.7
>>>
>>>
>>> Null
>>
>> Use preferences in Windows Messenger *and* in OE (Tools> Options). Need to
>> disable auto-launch for Messenger in both places. Also in OE, change the
>> View so that the contact pane is not displayed: View> Layout.
>>
>> --
>> Sharon F
>> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>
>
>


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