I do not have the option to uncheck "run this program when windows starts" with windows messenger. I notice that it is always running (or at least it is always loaded according to windows task manager) and has a tendancy to keep signing me in automaticall
y. I find this very annoying and would like to know how to disable it completly.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

Hi Fallen,

You're very welcome =)
____________________________________________
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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) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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"fallen" wrote in message
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"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

Greetings Fallen,

Although you can forcibly remove Windows Messenger, if you do, features like Remote
Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing within MSN Messenger 6.x and Windows will
no
longer work. As well, some applications that specifically call on Messenger (like for
example Outlook Express) will appear to freeze or refuse to load as they try to start
Messenger (you can however, turn off this functionality to fix this problem).

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). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so
features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to work,
but it will let it stay out of your way.

Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it
to
also keep starting. 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.

If you'd prefer to just remove Windows Messenger however, you can do so by following the
instructions he
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
____________________________________________
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) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"fallen" wrote in message
...
is there a way to remove windows messenger (the one that come with windows xp) ?. i have
the new msn messenger, and when i am sign in with my new messenger, the windows
messenger
automaticly sign in, and sign me out from my msn messenger. is there a way to fix
this???....plz help


hey, thanks allot!