.NET messenger

[Guest]

Whenever I connect to the internet I am automatically signed into .NET
messenger. If someone IM's me, then a Messenger 4.7 window pops up.
However, I have MSN 6.2 loaded. Why doesn't it use that? How can I stop the
default messager from logging in automatically? I don't always want everyone
to see every time I go on-line.

Thanks,

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Arthur,

You'll simply need to disable Windows Messenger 4.7. To do so, 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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Associate Expert
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[Guest]

Thanks, but when I ran msmsgs there was no "Run this...." option in
preferences and the "Allow to run in the background" was unchecked. I have
version 4.7.2009. My firewall knew the difference between 4.7 and 6.2 so I
finally had to tell it to block all 4.7 activity and that seemed to solve the
problem. I have NAV and turned off the option to IM when a problem was
found, but are you saying that even using NAV to virus scan my IM sessions is
causing 4.7 to start? If I turn off the feature to virus scan IM sessions,
aren't I opening my system up to problems?

Arthur