disable messenger! ATTN: Jonathan Kay

i have an incredibly irritating issue with MSN Messenger
v.7.5.0324 loading when I run Outlook Express or IE, but
only sometimes. I have gotten a registry file that adds a
"Hide Messenger" key to HKCU. And that will work -- for a
time. But then seemingly randomly, it will start loading
again. I have a very infrequent use for it & would rather
it not load until i want it too. So I run your registry
thing, log off & back on, & it works again -- for a time.
What's even weirder is that the key is still there
unchanged under that HCKU key.

i tried changing your file to add it to HKLM also, but
apparently that has no effect.

this is very frustrating. Any other ideas or a newer hack
that i'm missing? I got the one i'm using after Googling
for an answer and hitting upon your website. I run as a
restricted user, fwiw, so I run as admin to do the HKLM
version.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express]
"Hide Messenger"=dword:00000002

there is an option in outlook express that disables MSN integration

All you need it to learn the settings, no hacks are needed...


"anon" <12s45@13sd3.ed.com> wrote in message
news:evzL41QgGHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>i have an incredibly irritating issue with MSN Messenger v.7.5.0324 loading
>when I run Outlook Express or IE, but only sometimes. I have gotten a
>registry file that adds a "Hide Messenger" key to HKCU. And that will
>work -- for a time. But then seemingly randomly, it will start loading
>again. I have a very infrequent use for it & would rather it not load
>until i want it too. So I run your registry thing, log off & back on, & it
>works again -- for a time. What's even weirder is that the key is still
>there unchanged under that HCKU key.
>
> i tried changing your file to add it to HKLM also, but apparently that has
> no effect.
>
> this is very frustrating. Any other ideas or a newer hack that i'm
> missing? I got the one i'm using after Googling for an answer and hitting
> upon your website. I run as a restricted user, fwiw, so I run as admin to
> do the HKLM version.
>
> Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
>
> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express]
> "Hide Messenger"=dword:00000002
>
>

> What's even weirder is that the key is still there
> unchanged under that HCKU key.
>
> i tried changing your file to add it to HKLM also, but
> apparently that has no effect.

Look here:
http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-tricks/windows-messenger/

--
Pavel Sokolov
Instant Messaging Software
http://www.cezeo.com

> Look here:
> http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-tricks/windows-messenger/
>


I do not have that option in my OE. I run XP sp2+all
patches, including
the optional OE ones.

uninstall it.

--
Pavel Sokolov
Instant Messaging Software
http://www.cezeo.com

"psokolov" <pavel.sokolov@gmail.com> wrote in news:1148748064.285341.261210
@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> Look here:
> http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-tricks/windows-messenger/
>
> --
> Pavel Sokolov
> Instant Messaging Software
> http://www.cezeo.com
>
>
>

When I do the unhide in sysoc.inf, both Windows Messenger's startup
checkbox and Messenger, itself, appear on the Windows component list.

I'm allowed to remove the check mark from Messenger Startup, but NOT from
Messenger itself. XP shows a checkbox, but that check is locked.

Thanks for the help and pointer to the webpage. Any ideas to unlock that
box greatly appreciated. I don't want Messenger booting itself up and
doing God knows what that I see in Process Explorer from
www.sysinternals.com. Every so often it boots from svchost.exe under
Services and calls Billy for no known reason, here. Any idea what it's
snooping for?

Greetings,

Actually this is outdated, you shouldn't be using sysoc.inf as you'll get what you're
getting.

If you want to kill Messenger entirely, click the Start button, then click Run and type in
(copy-paste if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7

--
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.
--

"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message news:Xns97EFBCF70412noonehomecom@208.49.80.253...
> When I do the unhide in sysoc.inf, both Windows Messenger's startup
> checkbox and Messenger, itself, appear on the Windows component list.
>
> I'm allowed to remove the check mark from Messenger Startup, but NOT from
> Messenger itself. XP shows a checkbox, but that check is locked.
>
> Thanks for the help and pointer to the webpage. Any ideas to unlock that
> box greatly appreciated. I don't want Messenger booting itself up and
> doing God knows what that I see in Process Explorer from
> www.sysinternals.com. Every so often it boots from svchost.exe under
> Services and calls Billy for no known reason, here. Any idea what it's
> snooping for?
>
>
>
>
>

"psokolov" <pavel.sokolov@gmail.com> wrote in news:1148748064.285341.261210
@y43g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

> Look here:
> http://www.cezeo.com/tips-and-tricks/windows-messenger/
>
> --
> Pavel Sokolov
> Instant Messaging Software
> http://www.cezeo.com
>
>
>

Never mind. I ran the cmd script and it seems to have deleted it. We'll
see if XP Magic makes it reappear again...(c;

It doesn't work from ADD/REMOVE Windows Components, though.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in
news:eG6ySqjmGHA.2056@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:

> If you want to kill Messenger entirely, click the Start button, then
> click Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
> RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection
> %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
>

Thanks, looking at the mpc script, that's what it did....

Persistent little buggers, ain't they?.....(Larry The Cable Guy)

Hi,

The Windows Components option will only kill the shortcut -- even if you do
the tricks with sysoc.inf, it won't work properly (as of SP2).

Should be gone for now -- optional software on Windows Update may suggest it
to you however, just make sure not to check to install it (or choose the
hide option) while on Windows Update.

--
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.
--

"Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message > Never mind. I ran the cmd
script and it seems to have deleted it. We'll
> see if XP Magic makes it reappear again...(c;
>
> It doesn't work from ADD/REMOVE Windows Components, though.
>