disabling messenger

[Matrix2004]

To disable the windows messenger, right click on your
task bar and select "Task Manager". In the Task Manager
you will see at the top several tabs, open the tab named
"Processes". In the big list look the the "Image Name"
colum, and find the name "msmsgs.exe". If you find this
file, just right click on it and select "End process" and
click "Yes".
You had to do it to remove the messenger
from the memory so you would be able to disable it.

Now go to the directory of "C:\Program Files\Messenger"
and change the name of the file "msmsgs.exe" to any other
name that you want, for example "msmsgs_old.exe". It would
prevent from loading this messenger.

>-----Original Message-----
>How do I disable messenger on start up?
>
>I have tried all the normal ways, through control panel
etc. but messenger
>doesn't show up in services.
>I can't even seem to unistall it - it doesn't appear as
a listed program.
>I'm using xp pro.
>
>tia
>r
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