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I am running Office Standard 2003 on Windows XP
Professional version 5.1 (service pack 1). I go to Add & Remove Programs / Set Program Access & Defaults / Choose Custom. Among various choices is Choose a default instant messaging program. Choice 1 is Use my current i.m.p. Choice 2 is Windows Messenger and next to that is another box, Enable Access. So I have checked Choice 1, unchecked choice 2, and unchecked the Enable Access box. With all this Windows still forces the Win Mes icon to show up in the icon tray! Very Kafkaesque. Next problem, when I right-click on the Win Mes icon, there is an Exit command. When I click on this, I get the message "There are other applications currently using features provided by Win Mes. You must close these other apps before you can exit Win Mes. These apps may include Outlook, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, and Internet Explorer". This is beyond frustrating, that the option to exit exists in a menu command, but in practice has been disabled. Only when I quit Outlook does the Win Mes icon disappear. Also very Kafkaesque. Third problem, when I open Win Mes Tools/Options/Preferences, there are only two choices. Choice 1 is Allow this program to run in the background. Choice 2 is Show me as "away" when I'm inactive for 120 min. There is no choice given about not starting WinMes when Windows is launched. Maybe Choice 1 is supposed to provide that feature, but no matter whether I check it or not, WinMes runs. Even more Kafkaesque. Pardon this short rant, but I feel as if I have no control over my computer, and Microsoft owns it, not me....  Thanks, Reynold >-----Original Message----- >I use MSN Messenger, but still have Windows Messenger on my computer, just >went and exited MSN Messenger and brought up Windows Messenger and on the >PREFERENCES Tab there is a place to check for it to run when Windows starts, >just uncheck that. If you do not have such >then there is some real question as to what you are running. > >Joel > ><(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message >news:096401c3ae08$470a13c0$(E-Mail Removed)... >> Sorry, I am not using Outlook Express. I am using the >> full version of Outlook as found in MS Office Standard >> Edition 2003. The Tools/Options window has NO General >> tab. The tabs are:Prefs, MailSetup, Mail Format, >> Spelling, Security, Other. >> Windows Messenger is version 4.7.0041. Again the >> Tools/Options has NO General tab. Its tabs are: >> Personal/Phone/Prefs/Privacy/Accounts/Connection. Under >> the Prefs tab there is a checkbox for "allow this program >> to run in the background". A few days ago, I unchecked >> this and the icon went away. But when I restarted my >> computer, it was back (even though the option is still >> unchecked). Very frustrating. Thanks for your help. >> >> Reynold >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >Either you do not have XP or you ARE blind it is on the >> >Tools/Options/General Tab of Outlook Express. Also it is >> on the General Tab >> >of Windows Messenger. >> > >> >Joel >> > >> > >> > >> >"Reynold" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in >> message >> >news:019801c3adfc$1ae31780$(E-Mail Removed)... >> >> I went through all tabs and buttons in OE >> Tools/Options, >> >> this, there is no "automatically logon to windows >> >> messenger". Maybe I am blind but I went thru it twice >> and >> >> saw no such or similar option. Thanks. >> >> >> >> >-----Original Message----- >> >> >In OE tools-options is "Automatically logon to windows >> >> messenger" checked? >> >> > >> >> >Reynold wrote: >> >> >> I don't want or need Windows Messenger. When I click >> >> >> on "Help" and type in "exit", I get the following >> >> >> procedure. Only problem is, there's no "Run this >> >> program >> >> >> when Windows starts" option, I can't uncheck >> something >> >> >> that's not there.... >> >> >> >> >> >> This is a copy of the help message: >> >> >> >> >> >> To stop Windows Messenger from starting >> automatically >> >> >> Make sure you are on the Preferences tab of the >> Options >> >> >> box. >> >> >> To get there: In the Messenger main window, click >> the >> >> >> Tools menu, select Options, and then click the >> >> >> Preferences tab. >> >> >> >> >> >> Clear the Run this program when Windows starts check >> >> box. >> >> >> You can always start Messenger manually from the >> >> Windows >> >> >> Start menu. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >. >> >> > >> > >> > >> >. >> > > > >. > |
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