how to disable msn messenger

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denis

my son has loaded msn messenger on my office laptop.
every time i turn on the computer i get one of his
friends loggin in and a window pops up.
i right click on the messenger icon to sign out.
so my question is how the heck do i keep this form
openign every time i turn on the computer.
i am running xp and would like to remove it or at least
disable the stupid thing.
thanks
dw
 
Greetings DW,

To stop this from happening, first remove this saved Passport by clicking the Start Button,
then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select your
account name, and then on the left side of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my
Network Passwords'. In the window that opens, click the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and
click 'Remove'.

Then open up Messenger (you'll find it under the start menu under either Windows Messenger or
MSN Messenger, depending on what's installed -- if both are, you'll need to disable both),
click the Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences tab (or General tab depending on
version), uncheck 'Run this program when Windows starts', 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows
starts' or 'Automatically run Messenger when I log on to Windows' (again, depending on
version) 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
 
Then open up Messenger (you'll find it under the start
menu under either Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger,
depending on what's installed -- if both are, you'll need
to disable both), click the Tools menu, then Options,
then Preferences tab (or General tab depending on
version), uncheck 'Run this program when Windows
starts', 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'
or 'Automatically run Messenger when I log on to Windows'
(again, depending on version) and click OK.<<

I don't have any of these options. I have messenger
version 4.7.0041. I want it to go away, stay away and
quit asking me to upgrade...HOW?
 
Cool...you're fast! I downloaded it and installed it...I
assume I'll need to restart before the little icon really
goes away.....

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

If the option isn't showing up, then you'll need to
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install the latest version of Messenger
 
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