Msn / windows messenger clash

[Guest]

I recently installed MSN messenger 6.2 so I could use webcam but my computer came with an old version of windows messenger preinstalled and I couldn't work out how to upgrade that one. Now it logs me onto windows messenger automatically and when I run msn messenger it tells me I've been logged out of the other.

How do I either remove windows messenger or remove msn messenger and upgrade windows messenger to 6.2?

Thanks

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Robmm,

Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger are separate products -- they do not "upgrade" each
other.

You'll just need to disable Windows Messenger. To disable Windows Messenger, 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.
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