How to get rid of Messenger during startup?

J

JKrueg

When I start the computer, and as windows is opening, the Messenger Login box
appears. It slows down the whole start-up process. I want to get this to
not automatically come up. Help please?
 
V

VanguardLH

JKrueg said:
When I start the computer, and as windows is opening, the Messenger Login box
appears. It slows down the whole start-up process. I want to get this to
not automatically come up. Help please?
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Did you look in the program's options for a "Start with Windows" option?
 
J

JKrueg

I figured it out by going back to a post 6 months ago. I ran msconfig and
unchecked to two Messenger executables. Thanks though...
 
M

Mick Murphy

What you should have done, is open Messenger>Tools>Options>General>Untick it
from starting when windows starts from there.
 
V

VanguardLH

Mick said:
What you should have done, is open Messenger>Tools>Options>General>Untick it
from starting when windows starts from there.
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I haven't used Messenger for awhile but recall it had that option and
why I suggested it.

Often it is better to configure the option, when available, to not load
on Windows startup rather than to disable items using msconfig. Why?
Because msconfig simply hides the items (it doesn't delete them) by
moving them into a holding registry key that msconfig knows about and
which is not an autorun key. However, some programs will reconstitute
their Run registry key entry when they are executed. After all, you
didn't set its configuration option to not load it on startup so it is
obeying its configuration by replacing the missing Run registry key so
it will load on Windows startup. Disabling a startup program using
msconfig or editing the registry to remove the startup item might
survive only until the next time the application is executed which then
can see that it *is* configured to load on Windows startup, can sees its
startup entry is missing, and so it can restore that startup entry to
match its configuration.
 
M

Mick Murphy

Your 1st choice should be to disable "run at startup", by the Programs own
options.
msconfig is second choice, if 1st one is not given to the user by the Program.
 
O

olfart

Mick Murphy said:
Your 1st choice should be to disable "run at startup", by the Programs own
options.
msconfig is second choice, if 1st one is not given to the user by the
Program.
Click to expand...
Instead of messing with msconfig....go to www.mlin.net ...and download
Startup Control Panel. Free and works great
 
D

David H. Lipman

From: "JKrueg" <[email protected]>

| When I start the computer, and as windows is opening, the Messenger Login box
| appears. It slows down the whole start-up process. I want to get this to
| not automatically come up. Help please?
| --
| Jkrueg

If you don't use it...

Control Panel --> add/remove programs --> add/remove Windows Components

Uncheck "Windows Messenger" and choose; "Next"
 

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