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Getting unwanted Windows Messenger messages
I'm running MSN Messenger. However, I keep getting messages via Windows
Messenger. I assume this means that appear to be signed in to other people--even when I sign out of MSN Messenger. How can I only use MSN Messenger? In other words, I want to be able to sign out of MSN Messenger and NOT receive messages in the Windows messenger format. Thanks |
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Getting unwanted Windows Messenger messages
Greetings Brad,
Firstly, do these messages appear with the words "Messenger Service" in the titlebar? For instance, like this: http://help.stargate.net/spam/img/messengerservice.gif If they do, this isn't Windows Messenger, this is the Messenger Service built-in to Windows. To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any real third-party applications should be effected by this. However, if it really is Windows Messenger, it's possible that Windows Messenger is running in the background. To stop this behavior, 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. ____________________________________________ 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. "Brad" wrote in message ... I'm running MSN Messenger. However, I keep getting messages via Windows Messenger. I assume this means that appear to be signed in to other people--even when I sign out of MSN Messenger. How can I only use MSN Messenger? In other words, I want to be able to sign out of MSN Messenger and NOT receive messages in the Windows messenger format. Thanks |
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