MSN messenger (to be, or not to be)

[shAf]

My new laptop is only 2 weeks old, and it already is acting up. The problem
descriptions are elsewhere, but what I wanted to ask about here is MSN
Messenger ...

This laptop came with XP Pro installed ... along with ".NET" ... and every
other little MS convenience ... that I do not need or use. So naturally,
when my computer begins to act up, I begin looking for things which are
running and that I don't need. I find "msmsgs.exe" running and I don't need
it ... so how to remove it. After much investigating I find a
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
thread:
"msmsgs.exe (MSN Messenger) always loads even when configured not to", and
finally find the MS Knowledgebase article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302089 ... and I
realize this "service" is going to be a bugger to remove.

I think it would simply be easier to remove (uninstall) the Windows XP
component ... and MSN Explorer whle I am at it.

On the other hand ... am I simply paranoid? Are either of these possible
back doors for who knows what?? Why did MS make it so difficult to simply
troubleshoot my OS while temporarily disabling these services??

cheerios )

 

[Guest]

Not to be
See here for MSN Messenger removal and some extra stuff

Low transfat and low carb diet for your pc or How to optimize Windows XP for the best performanc

http://www.rikhard.com (link in the middle

Always keep antivirus and spy removal applications up-to-date, and scan regularly.

 

[roger]

Hi,

My new laptop is only 2 weeks old, and it already is acting up. The problem
descriptions are elsewhere, but what I wanted to ask about here is MSN
Messenger ...

[...]

Try this script from MS MVP Doug Knox:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_hide_messenger.htm

Good luck

 

[rarewolf]

Try this script from MS MVP Doug Knox:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_hide_messenger.htm

Not that I don't appreciate your reply or Doug's relatively simple remedy
.... it still isn't an easy remedy for troubleshooting. If I believe the MS
MVPs are watching this thread, let me inform them it was much easier to
uninstall MSN an Messenger, than to figure out how to make my computer as
secure as possible, or worry about whether I am simply being paranoid.

cheerios )