Windows Messenger - msmsgs.exe - how to stop it?

[Guest]

The "msmsgs.exe" component of Windows Messenger simply won't die. I can kill the "msmsgs.exe" process and it will restart by itself after a few minutes. I've turned off the option within Messenger to start at system startup and still the msmsgs.exe process starts

What is this process for and how do I get it to stop running

The reason I want to stop it is because Windows Messenger throws all kinds of traffic onto my network. It is very busy, constantly sending out http requests and such even if you are not using it or even if you are NOT signed in. I can get ride of almost all of this traffic by not letting Messenger ever startup on boot up but there is still a consistant attempt to check a POP3 server at ms8.netsolmail.com. It seems that for some reason "msmsgs.exe" attempts to check this POP3 server every few minutes. I don't know why but I would like to stop it from doing this

Can anyone help me out please

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[Jetro]

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=302089
How to Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

Various programs will start Messenger. Outlook Express is one, and I think
the is an option to disable it.

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The "msmsgs.exe" component of Windows Messenger simply won't die. I can

kill the "msmsgs.exe" process and it will restart by itself after a few
minutes. I've turned off the option within Messenger to start at system
startup and still the msmsgs.exe process starts.

What is this process for and how do I get it to stop running?

The reason I want to stop it is because Windows Messenger throws all kinds

of traffic onto my network. It is very busy, constantly sending out http
requests and such even if you are not using it or even if you are NOT signed
in. I can get ride of almost all of this traffic by not letting Messenger
ever startup on boot up but there is still a consistant attempt to check a
POP3 server at ms8.netsolmail.com. It seems that for some reason
"msmsgs.exe" attempts to check this POP3 server every few minutes. I don't
know why but I would like to stop it from doing this.