msn 6.1 messenger vs. windows messenger

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Hi
on my system are msn6.1 messneger and windows messenger from windows XP installed
But i only use the msn-messenger and hate this windows messenger to log in always when not definitley logging in with msn-messenger
What can i do
How can i get rid of the windows messenger without loosing the msn-messenger
Is there a possibilty to delete windows messenger specifically?
Thank you for your help!
Greetings from Germany
Eva

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Eva,

To disable Windows Messenger, open it up (click Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK),
click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run this Program when Windows starts'
or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version). As well, you can
disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove
Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the components list and click
Next >. Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 -- if you
haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't remove Windows Messenger
completely, but it will let it stay out of your way. Do *not* just remove Windows Messenger
(as others will tell you to do), by doing so you will disable a number of features both in
Windows and MSN Messenger, including Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing.

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