Windows Messenger Starting Up When I Dial In

[Mia]

I have the same question! I would like to keep it but I
hate that it opens with other MS programs, especially
when I am trying to work, people can see that I am on,
it's almost an invasion of privacy...help somebody!!
If I have to choose between it being automatic or getting
rid of it all together, then it will be the latter hands
down!
>-----Original Message-----
>I am currently using Windows Messenger 4.7 under XP
Pro.
>Now this problem has only recently occured in the past
>weeks and I cannot find a way to fix it. I have every
>option that relates to Windows Messenger turned off so
>that it will not startup with any application (Windows,
>Outlook Express, Windows Messenger itself, etc..). This
>doesn't mean I don't use it; I do, just that I like to
run
>it manually. However, everytime I dial into my MSN
>Internet Access account, Windows Messenger starts up but
>the icon doesn't show up on the system tray. I know
that
>it starts up cause it tells me how many new email
messages
>I have. In order to make the icon appear in the system
>tray, I have to open Outlook Express. Now what I want
to
>know is how do I prevent Windows Messenger from signing
in
>every single time I dial into my ISP? It is so annoying.
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger:45479

Greetings Mia,

There's a number of things that could automatically start it.

Firstly, for Outlook (XP/2002), just open Outlook, click the Tools menu, then Options, then
the Other tab, and uncheck 'Enable Instant Messaging in Microsoft Outlook'. For Outlook
Express, close Outlook Express, and run this .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

To stop Norton Antivirus 2003 from running Windows Messenger, 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


"Mia" > wrote in message
...
> I have the same question! I would like to keep it but I
> hate that it opens with other MS programs, especially
> when I am trying to work, people can see that I am on,
> it's almost an invasion of privacy...help somebody!!
> If I have to choose between it being automatic or getting
> rid of it all together, then it will be the latter hands
> down!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I am currently using Windows Messenger 4.7 under XP
> Pro.
> >Now this problem has only recently occured in the past
> >weeks and I cannot find a way to fix it. I have every
> >option that relates to Windows Messenger turned off so
> >that it will not startup with any application (Windows,
> >Outlook Express, Windows Messenger itself, etc..). This
> >doesn't mean I don't use it; I do, just that I like to
> run
> >it manually. However, everytime I dial into my MSN
> >Internet Access account, Windows Messenger starts up but
> >the icon doesn't show up on the system tray. I know
> that
> >it starts up cause it tells me how many new email
> messages
> >I have. In order to make the icon appear in the system
> >tray, I have to open Outlook Express. Now what I want
> to
> >know is how do I prevent Windows Messenger from signing
> in
> >every single time I dial into my ISP? It is so annoying.
> >.
> >