don't want it removed ... just get it out of systray

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DianaH

Hi there.
I have Windows Messenger installed and want to leave it installed. I've
stopped it from signing me in automatically. However, I don't want it
loading in my systray. It's there (with an x - indicating that I'm not
signed in). How do I take it to the next step - not loading into the
systray on startup. It's not enabled in my msconfig in startup.

Thanks for any suggestions.
 
Hi Diana,
If you want to stop Windows Messenger from appering on
your taskbar, you should open windows messenger and sign
in. Then go to Tools, options, and then click the tab
preferences. Then all you have to do is remove the
checkmarks from "Run this program when Windows starts"
and allow this "program to run in the background". If you
have signed in to it before with the same email it will
give you a message saying you signed out of it and signed
it yours. You should not delete windows messenger though
because it has components that windows needs to run. The
only time it will appear is when you sign in. Anyway take
care.

J
 
Thanks J,
I removed the checkmark that says "allow to run in the background". That's
probably the fix.

Would you also happen to know how to close it when Outlook Express is open.
I have to close Outlook Express before I can close Messenger. It's so
irritating. If I need to leave OE open, I have to tell Messenger to show me
as "offline".

Thanks.

Hi Diana,
If you want to stop Windows Messenger from appering on
your taskbar, you should open windows messenger and sign
in. Then go to Tools, options, and then click the tab
preferences. Then all you have to do is remove the
checkmarks from "Run this program when Windows starts"
and allow this "program to run in the background". If you
have signed in to it before with the same email it will
give you a message saying you signed out of it and signed
it yours. You should not delete windows messenger though
because it has components that windows needs to run. The
only time it will appear is when you sign in. Anyway take
care.

J
 
Greetings Diana,

To fix this, close Outlook Express, then close Messenger, and then download and run the
following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

After this, you'll be able to close it whether or not Outlook Express is open or not.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
 
Thank you Jonathan. Your help might have come at the perfect time. It just
started to load ... signed-in. I didn't want that either. Like I said, I
want it installed, but I only want it to load when I want it.

I'm about to check it out now (had to watch the election results first,
though).
Diana


Greetings Diana,

To fix this, close Outlook Express, then close Messenger, and then download
and run the
following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

After this, you'll be able to close it whether or not Outlook Express is
open or not.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
 
Jonathan,
That did the trick. It still loads when I want it, but it doesn't load when
OE loads and I can exit it whenever I want.

Thanks so much. Diana

Thank you Jonathan. Your help might have come at the perfect time. It just
started to load ... signed-in. I didn't want that either. Like I said, I
want it installed, but I only want it to load when I want it.

I'm about to check it out now (had to watch the election results first,
though).
Diana


Greetings Diana,

To fix this, close Outlook Express, then close Messenger, and then download
and run the
following .reg file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg

After this, you'll be able to close it whether or not Outlook Express is
open or not.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
 
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