Re: Can't eliminate Windows Messenger icon from Notification Area.

WOW, awesome website John, thanks very much.

Rather than messing with the setup of Windows Messenger, I decided to
uninstall it using the method described on your website. If it's not
on the hard drive, then it is much less of a security risk!

While I was in the windows components install section, I took out
Outlook, MSN Explorer, the XP splash screen and did some other minor
pruning.

When I restarted, I had to delete the Windows Messenger start up info,
but after that, I was home free!

I've got my running processes down to 27, clearly some of those
deletions had services running that I neither needed or wanted. So,
it's all good.

We've been running XP (pre-alpha, alpha and beta) since 1990 or so
(commonly called DOS3, DOS5, DOS6, Win95, Win98 etc). Glad to see
Bill's OS progressing towards a usable product:>: I don't recommend it
to my friends yet, but we have had XP running for 2 years (without
reinstalling), a new record. Hopefully he will continue to work the
bugs out and someday produce a usable product! XP is a giant step in
that direction, although each time he releases a new version, he seems
to charge for it-over and over::>

Regarding the Splash screen elimination.....is it my imagination, or
does windows load faster with the splash screen gone????

Can you also comment on the ramifications of making the auto-login
changes outlined in your FAQ? It seems to be a step in the wrong
direction (to me) relative to security. Doesn't this allow a hacker
into the system if he gets past the firewall (I have a hardware
firewall in the DSL modem and run Zone Alarm (freeware version)? Or,
would this be ok as long as the account with the auto-login doesn't
have administrative privileges????

Hey John, again many thanks. I think Bill should pay you guys! An MVP
helped me out of a mess a few years ago and I've always felt the
individual did a better job than Bill's outsourced (Willie from India)
tech support people. Clearly, you all are much more in touch with real
people.

Regards

Ari

On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 17:43:30 -0000, "John Barnett MVP"
<freelanceit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

visit my website http://xphelpandsupport.mvps.org Click the Win XP Faq
button and take a look at question 15 - how do i uninstall windows
messenger. alternatively look at question 17. How do i prevent windows
messenegr from auto starting

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