Disabling MS Messenger

[Christopher Symes]

Hi Folks,
I am running Windows XP home.
I have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger 6.0.
Windows Messenger keeps accessing the Internet every few minutes even though
I have not actually started the program.

I want to stop it doing that. I only want to have it operate (even in the
background) when I choose to.

I saw somewhere in a news group to disable it you do the following:

Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools - (I can not find that),
services, messenger, right click messenger, select properties, under start
up select disable, click ok and follow prompts.

I can not get to Administritive tools although I am the administrator.

I find when the computer is online and the messenger is accessing the
Internet (I do not what for) my processor is busy and my cursor jumps to
another place while I am typing.

Any tips are appreciated.
Please reply to the newsgroup as my identity is faked to avoid spam and the
swen virus ( I learned my lesson).

Thanks a lot, a whole lot.

Chris

 

[S.Sengupta]

Hi!
"Disable/Remove Windows Messenger"
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm
regards/
ssg MS-MVP
pronetworks.org

 

[BigJIm]

go to program files and find the messenger folder and rename it. Make sure
you turn off messenger in the task bar first. That's all you have to do.
Rename it anything you want, I renamed mine Nomessanger.

 

[t@k]

Hi Christopher Symes,

In microsoft.public.windowsxp.general you remarked...

Hi Folks,
I am running Windows XP home.
I have Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger 6.0.
Windows Messenger keeps accessing the Internet every few minutes even though
I have not actually started the program.

I want to stop it doing that. I only want to have it operate (even in the
background) when I choose to.

I saw somewhere in a news group to disable it you do the following:

Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools - (I can not find that),
services, messenger, right click messenger, select properties, under start
up select disable, click ok and follow prompts.

I can not get to Administritive tools although I am the administrator.

Right click on the start button and select properties...
Goto Start Menu>Customize>Advanced...
Under 'Start menu items' look for 'Control Panel' and select
'Display as menu'.
When you now point at 'Control Panel' in the 'Start Menu', you will
be presented with another menu with 'Administrative Tools' near the
top.

I find when the computer is online and the messenger is accessing the
Internet (I do not what for) my processor is busy and my cursor jumps to
another place while I am typing.

Any tips are appreciated.
Please reply to the newsgroup as my identity is faked to avoid spam and the
swen virus ( I learned my lesson).

Your nosuch2 email address may not be 'fake' unless the telus.net
domain belongs to you.

HTH