Windows Messenger

[Dennis Marks]

All of a sudden Windows Messenger has begun to log in with Internet Explorer
or Outlook Express (I'm not sure which). How do I keep it from doing this?
(The icon appears in the notification area.)


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Dennis

Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be sure to back
up any files involved and use at your own risk. Batteries not included. Not
for internal use. Don't run with knives.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

To disable "Windows Messenger":

Open "Windows Messenger" and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options > Preferences and uncheck:

"Run this program when Windows starts" and
"Allow this program to run in the background", then
click OK.

Next, open Outlook Express and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options and under the General tab uncheck
"Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" and click
APPLY.

Alternatives:

Prevent Windows Messenger from automatically running
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_messenger_autorun.htm

or

Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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| All of a sudden Windows Messenger has begun to log in with Internet Explorer
| or Outlook Express (I'm not sure which). How do I keep it from doing this?
| (The icon appears in the notification area.)
|
|
| --
| Dennis
|
| Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be sure to back
| up any files involved and use at your own risk. Batteries not included. Not
| for internal use. Don't run with knives.

 

[Dennis Marks]

The only item checked was "Allow this program to run in the background". I
unchecked it. I still don't know why it started. I'll see what happens next.

--
Dennis

Disclaimer: The above is my opinion. I do not guarantee it. Be sure to back
up any files involved and use at your own risk. Batteries not included. Not
for internal use. Don't run with knives.

 

[Larry Mauriello]

Carey,
Until reading this note I assumed Messanger was uninstallable from Control
panel / Add & Remove.
I don't use the program and have it disabled. What drove me nuts was how the
icon stayed on the bottom right (active progs.)
I went to taskbar setup and made it hidden always. After reading your tip I
may just uninstall it. I mean it is easy enough to reinstall.