can't stop messenger from starting in outlook express

[x]

I've tried everything, but whenever I start outlook express, the messenger
icon pops up on the task bar. what's the secret procedure for stopping it?
running office 2K2 SP3 under XP.
thanks

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

To fix this behavior, close Outlook Express, then download and run the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
____________________________________________
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.
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[x]

tried that already. doesn't work.

Greetings,

To fix this behavior, close Outlook Express, then download and run the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
____________________________________________
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.

 

[x]

tried that already. doesn't work.

Greetings,

To fix this behavior, close Outlook Express, then download and run the following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
____________________________________________
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.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Are you sure you're talking about Outlook Express then?
____________________________________________
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.

 

[x]

yup!
my wife uses outlook on this computer, but it's never a problem there. i use
outlook express just to check my mail at work, and every time i start it,
the messenger icon pops up in the task bar showing "Not Signed In" (did it
right now when i went to check this newsgroup!)

 

[x]

ok, sorry. rebooted and it's working now. thanks for the link.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Glad to hear it =)
____________________________________________
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.

 

[Larc]

| Greetings,
|
| To fix this behavior, close Outlook Express, then download and run the following .reg file:
| http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

Jonathan, I tried to download this file and got the following error message:

Error Copying File or Folder

Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.

Any idea what's going on?

TIA!

Larc



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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Larc,

Sounds like Internet Explorer just acting up, if you remove your Temporary Internet Files,
this will probably resolve itself.

To do so, open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, then Internet Options, then click
Delete Files.
____________________________________________
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.

 

[Larc]

| Sounds like Internet Explorer just acting up, if you remove your Temporary Internet Files,
| this will probably resolve itself.
|
| To do so, open Internet Explorer, click the Tools menu, then Internet Options, then click
| Delete Files.
| ____________________________________________
| | > On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 16:42:53 -0400, Jonathan Kay [MVP] pondered exceedingly, then
| > took quill in hand and carefully composed...
| >
| > | Greetings,
| > |
| > | To fix this behavior, close Outlook Express, then download and run the following .reg
| > file:
| > | http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
| >
| > Jonathan, I tried to download this file and got the following error message:
| >
| > Error Copying File or Folder
| >
| > Cannot copy file: Cannot read from the source file or disk.
| >
| > Any idea what's going on?

Thanks for replying, Jonathan. Unfortunately, that didn't help. But it is an
IE problem. When I tried the URL with Mozilla, the file downloaded flawlessly.

It's odd how many problems I've noticed with Microsoft programs and features
since installing SP2. One would think MS would keep their own a** covered as a
priority! ;-/

Larc



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