How to Prevent Windows Messenger from Running On XP

[John]

I understand that Outlook Express and Remote assistance
in XP use APIs that depend on Windows Messenger. If I
edit the registry to prevent Windows Messenger from
running at Startup this prevents Outlook Express from
using Windows Messenger. Would that be harmful to
Outlook Express? I want to prevent Windows Messenger 4.7
from opening when I open Outlook Express. Also, I want
to get MSN Messenger and use that service but keep
4.7.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings John,

After you disable Windows Messenger from running (or otherwise just want to stop Windows
Messenger from running with Outlook Express), close Outlook Express, then download and run
this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"John" > wrote in message
...
> I understand that Outlook Express and Remote assistance
> in XP use APIs that depend on Windows Messenger. If I
> edit the registry to prevent Windows Messenger from
> running at Startup this prevents Outlook Express from
> using Windows Messenger. Would that be harmful to
> Outlook Express? I want to prevent Windows Messenger 4.7
> from opening when I open Outlook Express. Also, I want
> to get MSN Messenger and use that service but keep
> 4.7.