want to keep Messenger but STOP it from self launching !!

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Null

how do I stop Windows Messenger from auto-launching and signing me in ?

I want to keep the program for use when I choose, but can't seem to be able
to stop the damn thing from signing in automatically when I launch Outlook
Express.

It doesn't do it every time, only about once every 10-15 times when I launch
Outlook Express.

the following Preferences under Options are UNCHECKED

- Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts

- Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background


Windows XP - Outlook Express 6.0 - Windows Messenger 4.7


Null
 
S

Sharon F

how do I stop Windows Messenger from auto-launching and signing me in ?

I want to keep the program for use when I choose, but can't seem to be able
to stop the damn thing from signing in automatically when I launch Outlook
Express.

It doesn't do it every time, only about once every 10-15 times when I launch
Outlook Express.

the following Preferences under Options are UNCHECKED

- Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts

- Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background


Windows XP - Outlook Express 6.0 - Windows Messenger 4.7


Null

Use preferences in Windows Messenger *and* in OE (Tools> Options). Need to
disable auto-launch for Messenger in both places. Also in OE, change the
View so that the contact pane is not displayed: View> Layout.
 
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Null

Sharon

"Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" in OE was already unchecked

I have now turned off the contact pane in OE and this seems to resolve the
problem as Messenger no longer loads when I run OE.

Strange that MS would link these two things together

thanks for your help


Null
 
J

Jonathan Kay [MVP]

Greetings Null,

If you want to keep the Contacts pane, you can simply close Outlook Express, then download
and run the following .reg file;
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

Then it won't matter if you have the Contacts pane running or not, Messenger won't load with
OE.
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

Null said:
Sharon

"Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" in OE was already unchecked

I have now turned off the contact pane in OE and this seems to resolve the problem as
Messenger no longer loads when I run OE.

Strange that MS would link these two things together

thanks for your help


Null
 

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