How to get rid of Windows Messenger?

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Dave Logan

Ever since upgrading to SP2 of Win XP, Windows Messenger has tried to load
every time I start up, and whenever I open Outlook Express. This never
happened when I had SP1. How can I get rid of it?

Dave
 
Ever since upgrading to SP2 of Win XP, Windows Messenger has tried to load
every time I start up, and whenever I open Outlook Express. This never
happened when I had SP1. How can I get rid of it?

Dave
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Open Windows Messenger and use the Tools> Options menu to change the
startup behavior of the program.

In Outlook Express and under that program's Tools> Options menu, uncheck
the box that allows WM to start when you launch OE (setting is on the
General page). Also in Outlook Express, change the View> Layout and disable
the display of "Contacts" in the OE window.

You should be set with Windows Messenger starting only when you launch it.
However, if you continue to be plagued with Windows Messenger auto-loading
or notice significant slowing in OE, you can find some more information
about managing Messenger here:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger.htm
 
Thanks Sharon. Shame the defaults are so irritating!

Dave


| On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 12:25:32 +0100, Dave Logan wrote:
|
| > Ever since upgrading to SP2 of Win XP, Windows Messenger has tried to
load
| > every time I start up, and whenever I open Outlook Express. This never
| > happened when I had SP1. How can I get rid of it?
| >
| > Dave
|
| Open Windows Messenger and use the Tools> Options menu to change the
| startup behavior of the program.
|
| In Outlook Express and under that program's Tools> Options menu, uncheck
| the box that allows WM to start when you launch OE (setting is on the
| General page). Also in Outlook Express, change the View> Layout and
disable
| the display of "Contacts" in the OE window.
|
| You should be set with Windows Messenger starting only when you launch it.
| However, if you continue to be plagued with Windows Messenger auto-loading
| or notice significant slowing in OE, you can find some more information
| about managing Messenger here:
| http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger.htm
| --
| Sharon F
| MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
 
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