Re: windows messenger
- From: "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 19:39:35 -0500
Greetings,
What happens when you try to install it (error messages, etc.)?
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"ja8109" <ja8109@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:BD865811-5C4C-4E0E-A6C7-4F8736A93A88@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I've followed your instructions about uninstalling MSN messenger but nnow I
> can't reinstall it again. Any suggestions please.
>
> thank you very much.
> ja
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Fallen,
>>
>> Although you can forcibly remove Windows Messenger, if you do, features like Remote
>> Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing within MSN Messenger 6.x and Windows will
>> no
>> longer work. As well, some applications that specifically call on Messenger (like for
>> example Outlook Express) will appear to freeze or refuse to load as they try to start
>> Messenger (you can however, turn off this functionality to fix this problem).
>>
>> Instead, you can simply 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.
>>
>> If you'd prefer to just remove Windows Messenger however, you can do so by following the
>> instructions here:
>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
>> ____________________________________________
>> 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.
>>
>>
>> "fallen" <fallen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:36DE3DA0-4198-4093-B935-B181550E0D1B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > is there a way to remove windows messenger (the one that come with windows xp) ?. i have
>> > the new msn messenger, and when i am sign in with my new messenger, the windows
>> > messenger
>> > automaticly sign in, and sign me out from my msn messenger. is there a way to fix
>> > this???....plz help
>>
>>
>>
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