Running XP Pro and am working through identifying and cleaning out
background tasks that I don't need. First up is msmsgs.exe. Taking
nearly 6.5mb of memory. I don't use any instant messaging progrms. So
I was going to configure it to NOT startup on system start ....

Start --> All Programs --> Windows Messenger,
then from the Windows Messenger menu: Tools --> Options -->
Preferences

I found that "Run Windows Messenger when Windows Starts" was *not*
selected.

So ... why is it showing up in Task Manager?

See http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm. For Messenger/Outlook
Express tweaks, see http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org

Ed Stevens wrote:
> Running XP Pro and am working through identifying and cleaning out
> background tasks that I don't need. First up is msmsgs.exe. Taking
> nearly 6.5mb of memory. I don't use any instant messaging progrms. So
> I was going to configure it to NOT startup on system start ....
>
> Start --> All Programs --> Windows Messenger,
> then from the Windows Messenger menu: Tools --> Options -->
> Preferences
>
> I found that "Run Windows Messenger when Windows Starts" was *not*
> selected.
>
> So ... why is it showing up in Task Manager?