.NET Messenger Service

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HELP!!!! I use MSN Messenger, but it would seem that Windows Messenger is constantly running in the background. Despite having removed the components from Windows setup and disabling Messenger - it's still there. When I sign in to MSN Messenger, I get the message "You have been signed out of the .NET Messenger Service because you are signed on at another location". How do I stop this? Sometimes, I just want to go on-line without any of my contacts knowing, but because of this, there is no hiding!!! Oh, yes, and I have never actually run or installed Windows Messenger - it was just there

Any advice gratefully appreciated

Aliso

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Alison,

You'll just need to disable Messenger. To disable Windows Messenger, open it up (click
Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and
uncheck 'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'
(depending on version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow
Windows Messenger to run in the background' (depending on version). This won't remove Windows
Messenger, so features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will
continue to work, but it will let it stay out of your way.

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.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Alison]

Hi Jonathan,

I did all that originally, but the damned thing is still
there. If I don't sign onto MSN Messenger (because I
don't want to talk to anyone), as soon as I go on-line,
it would seem that I am showing as on-line to my
contacts - even though I've never opened up MSN
Messenger. It's very frustrating.

Alison

-----Original Message-----
Greetings Alison,

You'll just need to disable Messenger. To disable

Windows Messenger, open it up (click

Start, then Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click

Tools, Options, Preferences tab and

uncheck 'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run

Windows Messenger when Windows starts'

(depending on version) as well as 'Allow this program to

run in the background' or 'Allow

Windows Messenger to run in the background' (depending

on version). This won't remove Windows

Messenger, so features like Remote Assistance,

Whiteboard and Application Sharing will

continue to work, but it will let it stay out of your way.

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.