Windows Messnger won't turn off!!

[Guest]

I think it may be to do with Outlook.

I have Windows Live Messenger installed which I use and then sign out of
when I finish, but I find that Windows Messenger has signed me in!! If I have
signed out of MSN, it means I want to be signed out! Have removed it in
Add/Remove programs -although I think this may just be the start icon, and
have gone into the messenger itself and unticked all the options like start
whenw indows starts etc. Consequently, I can't open the main windows of
Windows Messenger, I just keep getting alerts that people have signed in
which is really annoying!!!


Hope that makes sense!!

Cheers

Tom

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Tom,

It's obviously starting in the background as anything that calls Windows Messenger's API
(everything from Live Mail to some versions of Norton Antivirus) will start it up.

If you're looking for a quick fix, you can simply -really- remove it (you can reinstall it if
you need it). Note that if you do, Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing in
Windows Live Messenger will no longer work. If that's okay with you, simply uninstall by
clicking 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


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