Windows Messenger4.7/MSN7.5

[Danilo]

Hello
I've recently installed MSN 7.5 (while Windows Messenger 4.7 was installed)!
Now MSN starts up when I start Windows, that's ok! My question is if I need
to uninstall Windows Messenger? Because it still apears in my start-up
programs! If I should uninstall, please what is the correct way to do that?
A thank you in advance!
Danilo

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"Danilo" > wrote in message
...
> Hello
> I've recently installed MSN 7.5 (while Windows Messenger 4.7 was
> installed)!
> Now MSN starts up when I start Windows, that's ok! My question is if I
> need to uninstall Windows Messenger? Because it still apears in my
> start-up programs! If I should uninstall, please what is the correct way
> to do that?
> A thank you in advance!
> Danilo
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Danilo,

You can remove Windows Messenger, but if you do, Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and
Application Sharing will no longer function.

Instead, you can simply disable Windows Messenger. To do so, open it up (click Start, then
Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on
version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger
to run in the background' (depending on version).
____________________________________________
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.

"Danilo" > wrote in message
...
> Hello
> I've recently installed MSN 7.5 (while Windows Messenger 4.7 was installed)!
> Now MSN starts up when I start Windows, that's ok! My question is if I need to uninstall
> Windows Messenger? Because it still apears in my start-up programs! If I should uninstall,
> please what is the correct way to do that?
> A thank you in advance!
> Danilo
>

[Danilo]

>> Hello
>> I've recently installed MSN 7.5 (while Windows Messenger 4.7 was
>> installed)!
>> Now MSN starts up when I start Windows, that's ok! My question is if I
>> need to uninstall Windows Messenger? Because it still apears in my
>> start-up programs! If I should uninstall, please what is the correct way
>> to do that?
>> A thank you in advance!
>> Danilo

> Greetings Danilo,
> You can remove Windows Messenger, but if you do, Remote Assistance,
> Whiteboard and Application Sharing will no longer function.
> Instead, you can simply disable Windows Messenger. To do so, open it up
> (click Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options,
> Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run
> Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version) as well as
> 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger
> to run in the background' (depending on version).
> Jonathan Kay

Ok! Thank you very much!
I will go for the second option!
Actually when I went to the options of windows messenger, the 2 options were
checked but strange enough after installing MSN7.5, my Windows Messenger4.7
didn't start up anymore! Msn did!
Again thank you!
Danilo

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Danilo,

Glad to be of assistance :)
____________________________________________
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.

"Danilo" > wrote in message
...
>>> Hello
>>> I've recently installed MSN 7.5 (while Windows Messenger 4.7 was installed)!
>>> Now MSN starts up when I start Windows, that's ok! My question is if I need to uninstall
>>> Windows Messenger? Because it still apears in my start-up programs! If I should
>>> uninstall, please what is the correct way to do that?
>>> A thank you in advance!
>>> Danilo
>
>> Greetings Danilo,
>> You can remove Windows Messenger, but if you do, Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and
>> Application Sharing will no longer function.
>> Instead, you can simply disable Windows Messenger. To do so, open it up (click Start,
>> then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck
>> 'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'
>> (depending on version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow
>> Windows Messenger to run in the background' (depending on version).
>> Jonathan Kay
>
> Ok! Thank you very much!
> I will go for the second option!
> Actually when I went to the options of windows messenger, the 2 options were checked but
> strange enough after installing MSN7.5, my Windows Messenger4.7 didn't start up anymore!
> Msn did!
> Again thank you!
> Danilo
>
>