cleaning up my system - msmsgs.exe

[Ed Stevens]

Running XP Pro and am working through identifying and cleaning out
background tasks that I don't need. First up is msmsgs.exe. Taking
nearly 6.5mb of memory. I don't use any instant messaging progrms. So
I was going to configure it to NOT startup on system start ....

Start --> All Programs --> Windows Messenger,
then from the Windows Messenger menu: Tools --> Options -->
Preferences

I found that "Run Windows Messenger when Windows Starts" was *not*
selected.

So ... why is it showing up in Task Manager?

 

[PA Bear]

See http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm. For Messenger/Outlook
Express tweaks, see http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm.