Deleting Messenger

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Heather

Messenger is popping up everytime I open my email, but it
is not in my Add/Remove programs list to uninstall?
Where in the heck is it, and how do I remove it?
Thank you.
Heather
 
Jonathan,
I tried this fix; a side effect is that "Messenger Contacts Online"
disappears from the Contacts pane in OE. Can I reverse this FIX?
Derek
*********************************************

: Greetings Heather,
:
: By "opening e-mail" do you mean Outlook Express? If so, simply close
Outlook Express, then
: download and run this .reg file:
: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
: ____________________________________________
: Jonathan Kay
: Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: Associate Expert
: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
:
: : > Messenger is popping up everytime I open my email, but it
: > is not in my Add/Remove programs list to uninstall?
: > Where in the heck is it, and how do I remove it?
: > Thank you.
: > Heather
:
:
 
Thank you Jonathan, I have already used System Restore to revert to the
previous registry setup.
Derek


: Hi Derek,
:
: Yes you can, just close Outlook Express, then download and run this one:
: http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/enablemessenger_oe.reg
: ____________________________________________
: Jonathan Kay
: Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: Associate Expert
: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
:
: : > Jonathan,
: > I tried this fix; a side effect is that "Messenger Contacts Online"
: > disappears from the Contacts pane in OE. Can I reverse this FIX?
: > Derek
: > *********************************************
: >
: > : > : Greetings Heather,
: > :
: > : By "opening e-mail" do you mean Outlook Express? If so, simply close
: > Outlook Express, then
: > : download and run this .reg file:
: > : http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
: > : ____________________________________________
: > : Jonathan Kay
: > : Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: > : Associate Expert
: > : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: > : Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
: > :
: > : : > : > Messenger is popping up everytime I open my email, but it
: > : > is not in my Add/Remove programs list to uninstall?
: > : > Where in the heck is it, and how do I remove it?
: > : > Thank you.
: > : > Heather
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
Hi Jonathan,
It's a pity that there's this trade-off when stopping Windows Messenger
because the opening of OE is slowed because Messenger is loaded before OE
(even when Messenger is set to not log in).
Derek

: Hi Derek,
:
: That works as well =).
: ____________________________________________
: Jonathan Kay
: Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: Associate Expert
: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
:
:
: : > Thank you Jonathan, I have already used System Restore to revert to the
: > previous registry setup.
: > Derek
: >
: >
: > : > : Hi Derek,
: > :
: > : Yes you can, just close Outlook Express, then download and run this
one:
: > : http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/enablemessenger_oe.reg
: > : ____________________________________________
: > : Jonathan Kay
: > : Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: > : Associate Expert
: > : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: > : Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
: > :
: > : : > : > Jonathan,
: > : > I tried this fix; a side effect is that "Messenger Contacts Online"
: > : > disappears from the Contacts pane in OE. Can I reverse this FIX?
: > : > Derek
: > : > *********************************************
: > : >
message
: > : > : > : > : Greetings Heather,
: > : > :
: > : > : By "opening e-mail" do you mean Outlook Express? If so, simply
close
: > : > Outlook Express, then
: > : > : download and run this .reg file:
: > : > : http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
: > : > : ____________________________________________
: > : > : Jonathan Kay
: > : > : Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: > : > : Associate Expert
: > : > : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: > : > : Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
: > : > :
: > : > : : > : > : > Messenger is popping up everytime I open my email, but it
: > : > : > is not in my Add/Remove programs list to uninstall?
: > : > : > Where in the heck is it, and how do I remove it?
: > : > : > Thank you.
: > : > : > Heather
: > : > :
: > : > :
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
Thanks for posting this! I feel I've regained control of
my computer. :)

Riley

-----Original Message-----
Greetings Heather,

By "opening e-mail" do you mean Outlook Express? If so,
Click to expand...
simply close Outlook Express, then
 
It is annoyingly built into windows. You have to edit the
registry to get rid of it, MS can tell you how.
 
Hi Jonathan,
That's a difficult question (similar to "How long is a piece of string?").
I can say that if the patch you supplied is implemented then OE opens much
quicker.
Without the patch it takes 8 seconds for OE to open when it has to load
Messenger, whereas when the Messenger icon is pre-loaded in the Systems Tray
OE opens
in one second.
The problem is annoying rather than catastrophic.
Derek



: Hi Derek,
:
: Could you define "slow" -- it really shouldn't be *that* slow.
: ____________________________________________
: Jonathan Kay
: Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: Associate Expert
: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
:
:
: : > Hi Jonathan,
: > It's a pity that there's this trade-off when stopping Windows Messenger
: > because the opening of OE is slowed because Messenger is loaded before
OE
: > (even when Messenger is set to not log in).
: > Derek
: >
: > : > : Hi Derek,
: > :
: > : That works as well =).
: > : ____________________________________________
: > : Jonathan Kay
: > : Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: > : Associate Expert
: > : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: > : Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
: > :
: > :
: > : : > : > Thank you Jonathan, I have already used System Restore to revert to
the
: > : > previous registry setup.
: > : > Derek
: > : >
: > : >
message
: > : > : > : > : Hi Derek,
: > : > :
: > : > : Yes you can, just close Outlook Express, then download and run
this
: > one:
: > : > : http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/enablemessenger_oe.reg
: > : > : ____________________________________________
: > : > : Jonathan Kay
: > : > : Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: > : > : Associate Expert
: > : > : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: > : > : Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
: > : > :
: > : > : : > : > : > Jonathan,
: > : > : > I tried this fix; a side effect is that "Messenger Contacts
Online"
: > : > : > disappears from the Contacts pane in OE. Can I reverse this
FIX?
: > : > : > Derek
: > : > : > *********************************************
: > : > : >
: > message
: > : > : > : > : > : > : Greetings Heather,
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : By "opening e-mail" do you mean Outlook Express? If so,
simply
: > close
: > : > : > Outlook Express, then
: > : > : > : download and run this .reg file:
: > : > : > :
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
: > : > : > : ____________________________________________
: > : > : > : Jonathan Kay
: > : > : > : Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
: > : > : > : Associate Expert
: > : > : > : http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
: > : > : > : Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
: > : > : > :
: > : > : > : : > : > : > : > Messenger is popping up everytime I open my email, but it
: > : > : > : > is not in my Add/Remove programs list to uninstall?
: > : > : > : > Where in the heck is it, and how do I remove it?
: > : > : > : > Thank you.
: > : > : > : > Heather
: > : > : > :
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