How do I stop Messenger

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Cory

Howdy All,

I remember somehow accessing something in Windows XP that
allowed the user to see a list of programs that run at
startup, including messenger, and allowed the user to
tell windows to not start the app and also gave you the
option to "Stop" the app if it is currently running. It
was a fix to solve the annoying messenger spams that were
going around. I don't know if that is a problem still,
but I never use messenger and never plan on using it, so
I'd like to shut it down so it isn't using any of my
system's resources.

Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Cory
 
Howdy All,

I remember somehow accessing something in Windows XP that
allowed the user to see a list of programs that run at
startup, including messenger, and allowed the user to
tell windows to not start the app and also gave you the
option to "Stop" the app if it is currently running. It
was a fix to solve the annoying messenger spams that were
going around. I don't know if that is a problem still,
but I never use messenger and never plan on using it, so
I'd like to shut it down so it isn't using any of my
system's resources.
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You can stop programs using Task Manager - accessed by holding the
Ctrl/Alt/Del keys at the same time. You'll see a list of running software
and you can close any there.

Regarding the start up programs. Type "msconfig" in the "Start" > "Run"
box. On the tabs at the top you'll see the last one is "Startup". You can
take ticks out of programs you don't want running.
 
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You can stop programs using Task Manager - accessed by holding the
Ctrl/Alt/Del keys at the same time. You'll see a list of running software
and you can close any there.

Regarding the start up programs. Type "msconfig" in the "Start" > "Run"
box. On the tabs at the top you'll see the last one is "Startup". You can
take ticks out of programs you don't want running.
Click to expand...
 
Greetings Cory,

You'll simply need to disable Windows Messenger. To do so, open it up (click Start, then
Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on
version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger
to run in the background' (depending on version). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so
features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to work,
but it will let it stay out of your way.

Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
also keep starting. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus
icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'),
click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
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