winmess5.1 trying to install persistently

[mike]

hello
every time i use my computer i get boxes popping up telling me a) windows
messenger 5.1 is installing (which i did not prompt) and then another telling
me an installation package for windows messenger 5.1 cannot be found and to
try using a valid copy of the installation pkg messenger[1]msi basically i
don't care if i have messenger 5.1 or any version of messenger. i just want
to stop it trying to install every time i use the computer. it seems to
automatically launch itself, even after i have turned the computer off and
on. can anyone help?

--
cheers

[putasolutions]

Turn off windows messenger service

click Start, then Run,
enter "services.msc" and click OK. Scroll down to
"Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose
Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button.



"mike" wrote:

> hello
> every time i use my computer i get boxes popping up telling me a) windows
> messenger 5.1 is installing (which i did not prompt) and then another telling
> me an installation package for windows messenger 5.1 cannot be found and to
> try using a valid copy of the installation pkg messenger[1]msi basically i
> don't care if i have messenger 5.1 or any version of messenger. i just want
> to stop it trying to install every time i use the computer. it seems to
> automatically launch itself, even after i have turned the computer off and
> on. can anyone help?
>
> --
> cheers

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

The Messenger Service has -nothing- to do with Windows Messenger. If you have SP2 installed,
it won't even be enabled anyway.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"putasolutions" > wrote in message
...
> Turn off windows messenger service
>
> click Start, then Run,
> enter "services.msc" and click OK. Scroll down to
> "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose
> Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
> choose the 'Stop' button.
>
>
>
> "mike" wrote:
>
>> hello
>> every time i use my computer i get boxes popping up telling me a) windows
>> messenger 5.1 is installing (which i did not prompt) and then another telling
>> me an installation package for windows messenger 5.1 cannot be found and to
>> try using a valid copy of the installation pkg messenger[1]msi basically i
>> don't care if i have messenger 5.1 or any version of messenger. i just want
>> to stop it trying to install every time i use the computer. it seems to
>> automatically launch itself, even after i have turned the computer off and
>> on. can anyone help?
>>
>> --
>> cheers

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Mike,

To correct this, click Start,then Run, and type the following:
msiexec /x {C3A6819F-62D3-4750-AF1C-28206DDF2C2E}
then click OK.

Then, after uninstallation, reinstall Windows Messenger 5.1 from:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8d9eb73-5f8c-4b9a-940f-9157a3b3d774
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"mike" > wrote in message
...
> hello
> every time i use my computer i get boxes popping up telling me a) windows
> messenger 5.1 is installing (which i did not prompt) and then another telling
> me an installation package for windows messenger 5.1 cannot be found and to
> try using a valid copy of the installation pkg messenger[1]msi basically i
> don't care if i have messenger 5.1 or any version of messenger. i just want
> to stop it trying to install every time i use the computer. it seems to
> automatically launch itself, even after i have turned the computer off and
> on. can anyone help?
>
> --
> cheers