How to turn off messenger

[Richard Harding]

I do not need or want Messenger to work - I have gone to
the messenger Icon and then like Option sand unselected
the start on startup choice. I have gone into task
manager and selected stop yet it somehow restarts on its
own. I right clicked and selected Exit but I get the
message that something is till using it but nothing that
I can tell. This is a big nuisance. I cannot delete the
directory

help - why does MS do things like this?

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Richard,

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

"Richard Harding" > wrote in message
...
> I do not need or want Messenger to work - I have gone to
> the messenger Icon and then like Option sand unselected
> the start on startup choice. I have gone into task
> manager and selected stop yet it somehow restarts on its
> own. I right clicked and selected Exit but I get the
> message that something is till using it but nothing that
> I can tell. This is a big nuisance. I cannot delete the
> directory
>
> help - why does MS do things like this?