Messenger loads in background

[Ryan]

Under the preferences tab, I have it unchecked, so
messenger won't load at starup. However, when I load
windows, if I check the processes that are running,
microsoft messenger is always listed. I went to msconfig
and removed most the microsoft stuff from startup,
including both of the messenger items. It still loads in
the background when I start windows though. Does anybody
know how I can stop it from doing this?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Ryan,

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 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

"Ryan" > wrote in message
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> Under the preferences tab, I have it unchecked, so
> messenger won't load at starup. However, when I load
> windows, if I check the processes that are running,
> microsoft messenger is always listed. I went to msconfig
> and removed most the microsoft stuff from startup,
> including both of the messenger items. It still loads in
> the background when I start windows though. Does anybody
> know how I can stop it from doing this?