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  #31  
Old July 26th 04, 06:17 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
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Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



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  #32  
Old July 26th 04, 06:17 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #33  
Old July 26th 04, 06:17 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #34  
Old July 26th 04, 06:17 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #35  
Old July 26th 04, 06:17 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #36  
Old July 26th 04, 06:17 AM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #37  
Old July 26th 04, 08:08 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #38  
Old July 26th 04, 11:10 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Hi,

Great =)
____________________________________________
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.

"amdiaz" wrote in message
...


"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


thank you for this posting ...i disabled program files\messenger\msmsgs.exe through the
norton antivirus and it is not popping up any more ......thank you



  #39  
Old January 21st 06, 06:12 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
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Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

I've followed your instructions about uninstalling MSN messenger but nnow I
can't reinstall it again. Any suggestions please.

thank you very much.
ja

"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




  #40  
Old January 22nd 06, 01:39 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger

Greetings,

What happens when you try to install it (error messages, etc.)?

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"ja8109" wrote in message
...
I've followed your instructions about uninstalling MSN messenger but nnow I
can't reinstall it again. Any suggestions please.

thank you very much.
ja

"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






  #41  
Old June 30th 06, 03:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
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Posts: n/a
Default windows messenger


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
____________________________________________


Hi Jonathan,

I have also been experiencing a similar problem. However, by disabling the
IM protection of Norton, am I not opening myself up to viruses that someone
can transmit to me via MSN Msger?

Another problem I am experiencing in addition to Msger 7.5 being
"interrrupted" is other people seeing my Msger as being active even when my
PC isn't even on. I *do not* have Msger enabled at startup; I prefer to
manually start up MSN Msger when I want to use it. Additionally, I have
removed Windows Msger as I use Outlook, not Outlook express and it is
functioning fine without the Win Msger.

Thanks for you feedback,

~SubMariner~
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Old June 30th 06, 10:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
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Greetings,

No, by disabling such functionality in Norton you're simply removing their automatic scanning
when files are transferred in Messenger. Messenger now has its own virus scanning
capabilities (when turned on) which can use Norton and the file will be scanned again when
the file is run. So, assuming you had all three of these on, the file would be scanned -3-
times which is brutally pointless.

Are you sure you've completely removed Windows Messenger? What you're describing is classic
symptoms of Windows Messenger running in the background. You can double-check by opening up
the Task Manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Del), choosing the process tab and looking for msmsgs.exe
which is Windows Messenger (msnmsgr.exe is MSN Messenger).

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"SubMariner" wrote in message
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Hi Jonathan,

I have also been experiencing a similar problem. However, by disabling the
IM protection of Norton, am I not opening myself up to viruses that someone
can transmit to me via MSN Msger?

Another problem I am experiencing in addition to Msger 7.5 being
"interrrupted" is other people seeing my Msger as being active even when my
PC isn't even on. I *do not* have Msger enabled at startup; I prefer to
manually start up MSN Msger when I want to use it. Additionally, I have
removed Windows Msger as I use Outlook, not Outlook express and it is
functioning fine without the Win Msger.

Thanks for you feedback,

~SubMariner~



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Old July 2nd 06, 03:31 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
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Hi Jonathan,

Greetings,

No, by disabling such functionality in Norton you're simply removing their automatic scanning
when files are transferred in Messenger. Messenger now has its own virus scanning
capabilities (when turned on) which can use Norton and the file will be scanned again when
the file is run. So, assuming you had all three of these on, the file would be scanned -3-
times which is brutally pointless.


Ok. I've done this & disabled the Norton AV scanning of Messenger.


Are you sure you've completely removed Windows Messenger? What you're describing is classic
symptoms of Windows Messenger running in the background. You can double-check by opening up
the Task Manager (press Ctrl-Alt-Del), choosing the process tab and looking for msmsgs.exe
which is Windows Messenger (msnmsgr.exe is MSN Messenger).


I checked the task manager & it does not show up. I also ran the remove
sequence you described in one of your first msgs in this thread: "RunDll32
advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove " but I get a
msg that says "MSN Messenger 4.7 is not installed on this PC".

HOWEVER, when I go into my Program files I see that MSN Messenger is indeed
in the program files. If I try to remove it, it takes my ability to IM out.
So I guess I'm getting confused as to why they are both there in the first
place & how I can get rid of the Windows messenger & still have my IM
capability.

FYI, I'm running Messenger 7.5. I see that Messenger Live is available, but
isn't that just at the Beta stage & not really ready for mass consumption?

Sorry for all the questions, but it's getting a bit frustrating & confusing.

~SubMariner~
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"SubMariner" wrote in message
news:BAFCEFD8-AFF2-44AE-85CD-
I checked the task manager & it does not show up. I also ran the remove
sequence you described in one of your first msgs in this thread: "RunDll32
advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove " but I get a
msg that says "MSN Messenger 4.7 is not installed on this PC".

Then Windows Messenger (not MSN Messenger) is gone. There actually was never a MSN Messenger
4.7.

HOWEVER, when I go into my Program files I see that MSN Messenger is indeed
in the program files. If I try to remove it, it takes my ability to IM out.

This is MSN Messenger 7.5.

FYI, I'm running Messenger 7.5. I see that Messenger Live is available, but
isn't that just at the Beta stage & not really ready for mass consumption?

Windows Live Messenger was released and is now out of the beta stage. Feel free to upgrade.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Live Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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  #45  
Old July 3rd 06, 08:28 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger
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"SubMariner" wrote in message
news:BAFCEFD8-AFF2-44AE-85CD-
I checked the task manager & it does not show up. I also ran the remove
sequence you described in one of your first msgs in this thread: "RunDll32
advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove " but I get a msg that says "MSN Messenger 4.7 is not installed on this PC".


Then Windows Messenger (not MSN Messenger) is gone. There actually was never a MSN Messenger 4.7.


FYI, I'm running Messenger 7.5. I see that Messenger Live is available, but
isn't that just at the Beta stage & not really ready for mass consumption?


Windows Live Messenger was released and is now out of the beta stage. Feel free to upgrade.


Ok. Guess I now have my nomenclature corrected. It's WINDOWS Messenger that
was removed by putting running that "remove" sequence. However, people are
still seeing me "online" when my PC isn't even on. Is this still a Windows
Msger problem? And if so, why is it still happening when I ran that "remove"
sequence as you suggested?

Meanwhile, I upgrade to the Windows Live how do I make sure that it DOES NOT
install into my Startup?

Thanks again,


 




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