Messenger not started

[Jimmy Martin]

My messenger isnt started when I log on to my
desktop....even if it isn't running people can see me
online and send me messages....I also recieve alerts in
the middle of my games....causing them to crash.....this
is ANNOYING, please someone help!

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Jimmy,

Do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added a new "instant messaging scanning"
feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and start it up
automatically. 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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Jimmy Martin" > wrote in message
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> My messenger isnt started when I log on to my
> desktop....even if it isn't running people can see me
> online and send me messages....I also recieve alerts in
> the middle of my games....causing them to crash.....this
> is ANNOYING, please someone help!