MSN Messenger won't run in background

[Carry]

After disabling Windows Messenger and installing MSN
Messenger 5.0 I can't get the last one to run in the
background. When I click the X in the corner to hide the
messenger in the system tray, it closes down completely. I
deinstalled MSN Messenger, ran Norton Systemworks to fix
any error and delete any left over registry keys,
installed MSN Messenger again but no results. MSN
Messenger keeps shutting down. Any ideas how to make it
stay online?

Thanks for your help,
Carry.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Carry,

To fix this, just right-click the MSN Messenger 5 icon in the notification area (system
tray -- by the clock), choose Exit, then download and run the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/msn5_runbackground.reg

After running/importing, click Start, then All Programs, then MSN Messenger 5 to restart MSN
Messenger 5. When you click the 'X' now, it should just go down the taskbar as it should.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Carry" > wrote in message ...
> After disabling Windows Messenger and installing MSN
> Messenger 5.0 I can't get the last one to run in the
> background. When I click the X in the corner to hide the
> messenger in the system tray, it closes down completely. I
> deinstalled MSN Messenger, ran Norton Systemworks to fix
> any error and delete any left over registry keys,
> installed MSN Messenger again but no results. MSN
> Messenger keeps shutting down. Any ideas how to make it
> stay online?
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Carry.

[Carry]

Wow!! You're fast... and accurate as well :) It works
like a charm. Thanks so much!

C.

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Carry,
>
>To fix this, just right-click the MSN Messenger 5 icon
in the notification area (system
>tray -- by the clock), choose Exit, then download and
run the following .reg file:
>http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/msn5_runbackgr
ound.reg
>
>After running/importing, click Start, then All Programs,
then MSN Messenger 5 to restart MSN
>Messenger 5. When you click the 'X' now, it should just
go down the taskbar as it should.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Carry" > wrote in message
...
>> After disabling Windows Messenger and installing MSN
>> Messenger 5.0 I can't get the last one to run in the
>> background. When I click the X in the corner to hide
the
>> messenger in the system tray, it closes down
completely. I
>> deinstalled MSN Messenger, ran Norton Systemworks to
fix
>> any error and delete any left over registry keys,
>> installed MSN Messenger again but no results. MSN
>> Messenger keeps shutting down. Any ideas how to make it
>> stay online?
>>
>> Thanks for your help,
>> Carry.
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Carry,

You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Carry" > wrote in message ...
> Wow!! You're fast... and accurate as well :) It works
> like a charm. Thanks so much!
>
> C.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Carry,
> >
> >To fix this, just right-click the MSN Messenger 5 icon
> in the notification area (system
> >tray -- by the clock), choose Exit, then download and
> run the following .reg file:
> >http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/msn5_runbackgr
> ound.reg
> >
> >After running/importing, click Start, then All Programs,
> then MSN Messenger 5 to restart MSN
> >Messenger 5. When you click the 'X' now, it should just
> go down the taskbar as it should.
> >____________________________________________
> >Jonathan Kay
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"Carry" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> After disabling Windows Messenger and installing MSN
> >> Messenger 5.0 I can't get the last one to run in the
> >> background. When I click the X in the corner to hide
> the
> >> messenger in the system tray, it closes down
> completely. I
> >> deinstalled MSN Messenger, ran Norton Systemworks to
> fix
> >> any error and delete any left over registry keys,
> >> installed MSN Messenger again but no results. MSN
> >> Messenger keeps shutting down. Any ideas how to make it
> >> stay online?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help,
> >> Carry.
> >
> >
> >.
> >