Windows vs. MSN Messenger

[Warren D. Olfert]

I have BOTH Windows and MSN Messenger on office and home computers running
XP. The two are constantly cancelling each other out logging on to the same
..NET account. Is it possible to remove Windows Messenger--MSN Messenger is
a higher version (5.0 with 6 on the way) and seems more desirable than
Windows Messenger (4.7). Or am I wrong and should I remove MSN Messenger?
There doesn't appear to be any way to remove Windows Messenger through the
"add or remove windows components" in the control panel other than removing
it from the start menu.

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Warren D. Olfert

[Nicholas]

How are MSN Messenger and Windows=AE Messenger different?=20
http://messenger.msn.com/support/helphome.asp?client=3D1#Q1b

To disable "Windows Messenger":

Open "Windows Messenger" and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options > Preferences and uncheck:

"Run this program when Windows starts" and
"Allow this program to run in the background", then
click OK.

Next, open Outlook Express and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options and under the General tab uncheck
"Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" and click
APPLY.

Finally, reboot your computer and your issue is solved.


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Nicholas

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"Warren D. Olfert" > wrote in message:
...

| I have BOTH Windows and MSN Messenger on office and home computers =
running
| XP. The two are constantly cancelling each other out logging on to =
the same
| .NET account. Is it possible to remove Windows Messenger--MSN =
Messenger is
| a higher version (5.0 with 6 on the way) and seems more desirable than
| Windows Messenger (4.7). Or am I wrong and should I remove MSN =
Messenger?
| There doesn't appear to be any way to remove Windows Messenger through =
the
| "add or remove windows components" in the control panel other than =
removing
| it from the start menu.
|=20
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| Warren D. Olfert