hyperactive messenger

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dan

My firewall logs show that messenger keeps trying to
access the internet every 30 seconds or so. I do not know
why this is happening but I sure wish I could stop it. I
have no need for this program and I wonder if it could be
safely removed. If anyone has had this problem and can
offer advise I would be very thankful.
 
Greetings Dan,

Do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added a new "instant messaging scanning"
feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and cause some of this
behavior. 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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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Dan,

Do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton
Click to expand...
added a new "instant messaging scanning"
feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict
Click to expand...
with Messenger and cause some of this
behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click
Click to expand...
on the Norton Antivirus icon in the
System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock),
Click to expand...
choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options,
 
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