R Ramesh [MVP] Feb 11, 2004 #2 Hi Mike, Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089 Disable/Remove Windows Messenger: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm If you prefer to remove Windows Messenger manually, click Start, Run and enter the following command: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove Note: This will cause a long delay when opening Outlook Express if you have the Contacts pane enabled. To prevent this, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express Right click in the right pane and select New, Dword value. Give it the name Hide Messenger Double click this new entry and set the value to 2.
Hi Mike, Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a Windows XP-Based Computer http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089 Disable/Remove Windows Messenger: http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm If you prefer to remove Windows Messenger manually, click Start, Run and enter the following command: RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove Note: This will cause a long delay when opening Outlook Express if you have the Contacts pane enabled. To prevent this, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express Right click in the right pane and select New, Dword value. Give it the name Hide Messenger Double click this new entry and set the value to 2.