Can't shutdown messenger

[Guest]

Whatever I do: I can't shutdown messenger. It always tells me that there are
still processes which need messenger (like outlook and so on). But I closed
every of these programs. In the end I always have to shutdown the program
through the task manager. I shutdown two tasks: msmsgs.exe and ms-something.
Afther that messenger is down. But, with me old PC also under Windows XP (SP2
installed), I've never encountered such problems. Can anybody tell me, how to
shutdown this program?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

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 this
behavior. 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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[ElTano]

Hello. Check this link.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

chhers,
ElTano