WINDOWS MESSENGER

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RON TURNER

MY QUESTION IS I HAVE MSN MESSENGER ON MY COMPUTER
ALSO WINDOWS MESSENGER IS IT NECESSARY TO HAVE BOTH AND
WHY I DO USE INSTANT MESSENGER IF I DO NOT NEED BOTH HOW
CAN I DISABLE WINDOWS MESSEGER SINCE MSN WILL NOT LOAD
WITHOUT MSN MESSENGER
 
Greetings Ron,

You can remove Windows Messenger (the "old one"), but if you do, you will be preventing
Remote Assistance, Whiteboard, Application Sharing and any other applications that utilize
Messenger from working (or loading without problems). You can just disable Windows Messenger
by opening it up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run Windows Messenger
when Windows starts'. As well, you can disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel,
Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger
in the components list and click Next >. Note: this is only available if you've installed
Windows XP Service Pack 1 -- if you haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This
won't remove Windows Messenger, but it will let it stay out of your way, and allow MSN
Messenger to work properly.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
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