Re: Disabling msmsgs.exe from running

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Jake Norman wrote:
> I have diabled Windows Messenger service from running through the
> Services console+disabled it from the messenger's options as well.
> The process was not appearing earlier but after the recent windows
> update, this process keeps on running and hogs the memory.It restarts
> after it is manually stopped.
> I searched the windows for the exe and found only this entry in
> Windows Prefetch folder"MSMSGS.EXE-2B6052DE.pf".Any ideas how can I
> get rid of this process. Thanx

The Windows Messenger service and Microsoft Messenger are two different
entities. Unfortunately Microsoft picked very similar names. One is a
service and one is a program. Which one is causing the problem? Does the
Messenger service restart or does the Messenger program restart? If it's the
program some of the other posts in the thread tell you how to stop it. If
it's the service it's likely some malware has infected your computer.

Kerry


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