disabling WINDOWS messenger

[Robert]

Hi, Suddenly, everytine I get on the internet, a pop-up
for Windows messenger appears asking for a user name.
This isn't the bogus spam Messenger service - it is indeed
windows messenger - apparently a long time ago I set up
the service (it has an old email address of mine) but I
don't really want to use it. How can I stop this program
from appearing? I don't care if the program remains
available to me - I just want to stop the annoying pop-up
everytime I log on.
Thanks.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Robert,

You'll just have to stop it from running automatically. To do so, 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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[Guest]

Many thanks. I already had the Messenger options set as
you indicated. Sure enough, I had recently installed a
new Norton version and I followed your instructions, but
the problem is still there. When I open up my email or
the internet, up pops Messenger. Maybe I need to reboot
for the changes to take place in Norton. If that won't
work, I'm ready to just delete the messenger program. Any
other hints?
best,
robert

-----Original Message-----
Greetings Robert,

You'll just have to stop it from running automatically.

To do so, 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.

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Robert,

Yep, you will need to reboot.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[Guest]

Still no luck after the reboot. Can I uninstall?

-----Original Message-----
Hi Robert,

Yep, you will need to reboot.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.




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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

If you really want to, yes. But if you do, you will be preventing Remote Assistance,
Whiteboard, and Application Sharing from working.

However, if you don't use this functionality that would be disabled by removing Messenger,
you can simply remove it by closing down Messenger if it's running (right click the messenger
icon in the notification area/system tray and click close). Then click 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
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

 

[Guest]

Your problem IS NOT MSN Mesenger.. is teh WIndows Messenger Service....
to Disable those annoying pop-ups.....
Go into run.... type services.msc... look for te Messenger Service....
double click... press Stop.... the select the startup type... and
disable..... that should get rid of the Internet pop-ups