Disengaging Windows Messenger

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Michael

I wish to disengage this feature. Please point me in the
right direction.

Regards .......... Michael
 
Michael, I ran into an article which disengages Windows
Messenger.Go to this website address:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
ID=FH;rid;WinMsgr
(the second line above is also part of the whole address)
Scroll towards the bottom of the page and click on this:
Windows Messenger Knowledge Based Articles
Then you will see an article called "How to Prevent
Windows Messenger from Running on Windows XP-Based
Computers". Go read the whole article.
Here is a copy of the article that disengages Windows
Messenger if you use Windows XP Professional:

How to Prevent Windows Messenger from Running on a
Windows XP-Based Computer
This article applies to.
This article was previously published under Q302089
IMPORTANT: This article contains information about
modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry,
make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand
how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For
information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SUMMARY
This article describes how to prevent Windows Messenger
from running. By default, Windows XP Professional and
Windows XP Home Edition install Windows Messenger, and
the user interface does not provide a way to remove or to
uninstall Windows Messenger.

When you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), Windows
adds a new feature that is named "Set Program Access and
Defaults" to the Add or Remove Programs tool in Control
Panel. You can use this feature to remove Windows
Messenger from the Start menu, the desktop, and other
locations. For additional information, click the
following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
332003 How to Change Your Default Programs and to Enable
or Remove Access to Microsoft Windows and Non-Microsoft
Programs
MORE INFORMATION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may
cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall
your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that
you can solve problems that result from using Registry
Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

To prevent Windows Messenger from running, use one of the
following methods.
Windows Messenger 4.0 or Later on a Windows XP
Professional-Based Computer
1. Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then
press ENTER.
2. Double-click the following items to expand them:
.. Local Computer Policy
.. Computer Configuration
.. Administrative Templates
.. Windows Components
.. Windows Messenger
3. Double-click Do not allow Windows Messenger to
run, and then click Enabled.
4. Click OK, and then quit the Group Policy snap-in.
NOTE: Group Policy Editor (Gpedit.msc) is not available
on Windows XP Home Edition-based computers.

NOTE: This method also prevents programs that use the
Messenger Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) from
using Windows Messenger. Microsoft Outlook 2002,
Microsoft Outlook Express 6, and the Remote Assistance
feature in Windows XP are examples of programs that use
these APIs and that depend on Windows Messenger.
 
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