WINODWS MESSENGER 4.7

[James]

since i've completed the recommended update to WINDOWS
MESSENGER i've had nothing but problems with it. it logs
in even when it is not running, logging me out of MSN
Messenger. How can i stop this or better yet uninstall the
program all together?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings James,

Since you're using MSN Messenger, just disable Windows Messenger 4.7. To do so, open up the
main Windows Messenger window, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
program when Windows starts'.

Also, if you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed, Norton added a new "instant messaging
scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and cause this
behavior. 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



"James" > wrote in message ...
> since i've completed the recommended update to WINDOWS
> MESSENGER i've had nothing but problems with it. it logs
> in even when it is not running, logging me out of MSN
> Messenger. How can i stop this or better yet uninstall the
> program all together?