how do you stop it

[DrDeath]

how do you stop messenger from starting up? I went to
tools/options/preferances and I don't have the option line
that enables/disables messenger at startup. Any ideas on
how to disable startup?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings DrDeath,

As long as you have unchecked the "Run this program when Windows starts" or or 'Run Windows
Messenger when Windows
starts' (depending on version), then it will not start.

If it still does, do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added a new "instant
messaging scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and
cause some of 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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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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