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Old February 28th 04, 03:45 PM
wonheart
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Default Stop messenger from starting on startup

I can't stop messenger from starting on startup. I've
done the preferences thing and unchecked every box. I've
turned it off in Outlook and IE. I've downloaded Tweak UI
powertoys and made some changes with that and it still
continues to turn on and bring up that anoying little
screen at startup. I don't care if it's on the machine
but I don't want it on all the time.
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Old February 28th 04, 05:44 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
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Default Stop messenger from starting on startup

Greetings,

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 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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

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I can't stop messenger from starting on startup. I've
done the preferences thing and unchecked every box. I've
turned it off in Outlook and IE. I've downloaded Tweak UI
powertoys and made some changes with that and it still
continues to turn on and bring up that anoying little
screen at startup. I don't care if it's on the machine
but I don't want it on all the time.



 




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