Thanks Jonathan!

Before receiving your reply, I simply removed the
contents from the messenger folder into another folder.
Upon reboot, Norton AV threw up a nag box. Unchecking
messenger protection from Norton AV and returning
messenger program files to the original folder ended this
problem. Thanks again!
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Tetawon,

Actually Messenger on its own won't do this. Do you have
Norton Antivirus installed? Recent
versions of Norton Antivirus added a new "instant
messaging scanning" feature, which can
conflict with Windows Messenger and cause it to display
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
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Tetawon" wrote in message
...
I have XP Home and Windows Messenger 4.7.0041. I
discovered that messenger does not actually uninstall
in
the add/remove option, as just removes the selection
from
the startup menu.

The problem is that messenger continually attempts
accessing the internet, filling up my firewall alert
activity logs. How do I stop this constant attempt by
messenger to access the internet or remove messenger
from
my pc?

Thanks,




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