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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 |
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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 |
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"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 hey, thanks allot! |
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Hi Fallen,
You're very welcome =) ____________________________________________ 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 ... "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 hey, thanks allot! |
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I do not have the option to uncheck "run this program when windows starts" with windows messenger. I notice that it is always running (or at least it is always loaded according to windows task manager) and has a tendancy to keep signing me in automaticall
y. I find this very annoying and would like to know how to disable it completly. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Hi Fallen, You're very welcome =) ____________________________________________ 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 ... "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 hey, thanks allot! |
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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 |
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I do not have the option to uncheck "run this program when windows starts" with windows messenger. I notice that it is always running (or at least it is always loaded according to windows task manager) and has a tendancy to keep signing me in automaticall
y. I find this very annoying and would like to know how to disable it completly. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Hi Fallen, You're very welcome =) ____________________________________________ 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 ... "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 hey, thanks allot! |
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I do not have the option to uncheck "run this program when windows starts" with windows messenger. I notice that it is always running (or at least it is always loaded according to windows task manager) and has a tendancy to keep signing me in automaticall
y. I find this very annoying and would like to know how to disable it completly. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Hi Fallen, You're very welcome =) ____________________________________________ 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 ... "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 hey, thanks allot! |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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 hey, thanks allot! |
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"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 hey, thanks allot! |
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"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 hey, thanks allot! |
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I do not have the option to uncheck "run this program when windows starts" with windows messenger. I notice that it is always running (or at least it is always loaded according to windows task manager) and has a tendancy to keep signing me in automaticall
y. I find this very annoying and would like to know how to disable it completly. "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote: Hi Fallen, You're very welcome =) ____________________________________________ 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 ... "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 hey, thanks allot! |
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windows messenger
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 |
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