Help Kill Xp Messenger

[Ravikanth[MVP]]

Hi Don

To prevent Windows Messenger from running, use one of the
following methods.
Windows Messenger 4.0 or Later on a Windows XP
Professional-Based Computer

Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then press
ENTER.

Double-click the following items to expand them:
Local Computer Policy
Computer Configuration
Administrative Templates
Windows Components
Windows Messenger

Double-click Do not allow Windows Messenger to run, and
then click Enabled.

Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy snap-in.

NOTE: Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc) is not available
on Windows XP Home Edition-based computers.

NOTE: This method also prevents programs that use the
Messenger Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) from
using Windows Messenger. Microsoft Outlook 2002,
Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the Remote Assistance
feature in Windows XP are examples of programs that use
these APIs and that depend on Windows Messenger.

Windows Messenger 4.0 on a Windows XP Home Edition-Based
Computer

Start Windows Messenger.
Click Options on the Tools menu.
Click the Preferences tab, click to clear the Run this
program when Windows starts check box, and then click OK.


HTH
Ravikanth



>-----Original Message-----
>How to I turn off, delete, disable, the Messenger
function?
>Thanks for any tips.
>
>Don
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