Hi Charlie,

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

"Charliec" wrote in message
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Jonathan,
I found the OP in this topic and saw were my problem was. I unchecked the
Instant Messenger in Norton Antivirus and the activity has stopped. Thanks
so much for your suggestions. I've been trying to solve this for months!
Charlie

Charliec wrote:

Jonathan,
I, too, am trying to get Windows Messenger to stop running. I do not use
it, but every few seconds it is attempting to access the Internet. I have
unchecked everything I can in Outlook Express/Tools/Instant Messenger
Options, but it still appears to be running.

I use Norton Internet Security and if I check the Statistics/View
Logs/Firewall, there are constant occurences of the following:

An instance of "c:\program files\messenger/msmsgs.exe" is preparing to
access the internet.

This occurence is every minutes and a half to 2 minutes. What do I need to
do to get this to stop? I checked in Norton Antivirus/Options/Instance
Messenger and the only thing checked in messengers to protect is "Instant
Messenger (it does not say MSN Instant Messenger)".

Any help with this is greatly appreciated.
Charlie

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

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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