Killing Messenger

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Messenger has attached itself to OE, so that it starts whenever OE starts,
and then keeps nagging about configuring and signing on. I don't want to use
it and I don't want it running, but I can't find out how it got attached or
how to detach it. I can't even close it: there's a message about some other
applcaition (presumably OE) requiring that it keeps running. How do I use
OE without also having Messenger running?

Windows XP SP2, OE 6.00.2900.2180
 
James Hahn said:
Messenger has attached itself to OE, so that it starts whenever OE starts,
and then keeps nagging about configuring and signing on. I don't want to
use it and I don't want it running, but I can't find out how it got
attached or how to detach it. I can't even close it: there's a message
about some other applcaition (presumably OE) requiring that it keeps
running. How do I use OE without also having Messenger running?

Windows XP SP2, OE 6.00.2900.2180
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The quickest is OE>view>layout>disable contacts pane.
 
Thanks for the quick response - that certainly works, but is there a more
complex way that allows me to retain the contacts pane?
 
James Hahn said:
Thanks for the quick response - that certainly works, but is there a more
complex way that allows me to retain the contacts pane?
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Not sure why you would want to keep that? It takes up space on the screen.
I use create mail>click to, and the contacts are their in the address book.

use OE>view>layout to experiment on screen views, it's fun :-)

Another setting in OE is at tools>options>general>auto logon to wm, disable
that.

You could try start>run>msconfig>ok>start up>disable it there.
But hold off for that for now, someone else may know a better way, i only
just started getting interested in messenger.
 
If you don't already have it download Adaware SE and get the Messenger Ctrl
Plug-ins (there are two) and you can disable it there easily. There's also
a handy VX2 cleaner there. http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
You can also disable it in IE6 Tools/Manage Add-ons.
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Peter
Toronto, Canada
XP Home SP2
P4 dual HT @ 3.0ghz, 1.0gb RAM, 160gb HD
James Hahn said:
Thanks for the quick response - that certainly works, but is there a more
complex way that allows me to retain the contacts pane?
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James said:
Messenger has attached itself to OE, so that it starts whenever OE
starts, and then keeps nagging about configuring and signing on. I
don't want to use it and I don't want it running, but I can't find
out how it got attached or how to detach it. I can't even close it:
there's a message about some other applcaition (presumably OE)
requiring that it keeps running. How do I use OE without also having
Messenger running?
Windows XP SP2, OE 6.00.2900.2180
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I have my contacts pane enabled, I like it that way - that's why they
make chocolate and vanilla?

Courtesy of Frank Saunders MVP -
To prevent MS Messenger from loading with OE you must do BOTH of these
things if you don't want to edit the Registry:

In Tools | Options uncheck the option to automatically logon to
Messenger.

AND

In View | Layout uncheck the Contacts Pane.

OR

Go to:

Go to Start | Run and type

Regedit

Go to

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Add a New, DWORD value called Hide Messenger and set the value to 2.
(This step is required to prevent a long delay when opening OE with the
Contacts pane enabled)

To just stop it from running at all follow this advice from Kelly:

"Only 3 Registry edits are required to stop Messenger and get rid of the
delay in OE. Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client

Add the following values as New, DWord Values:

PreventRun
PreventAutoRun

Set the value of each of these to 1

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express

Add a New, DWORD value called Hide Messenger and set the value to 2.
(This step is required to prevent a long delay when opening OE with the
Contacts pane enabled)
 
Greetings James,

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

...and you keep the contacts pane.
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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
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
 
I have AdAware installed, but I didn't realize it has this option. If I'd
thought for a moment I should have realized that AdAware is installed for
essentially the same reason that don't I want Messenger starting.

Peter said:
If you don't already have it download Adaware SE and get the Messenger
Ctrl Plug-ins (there are two) and you can disable it there easily.
There's also a handy VX2 cleaner there.
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
You can also disable it in IE6 Tools/Manage Add-ons.
Click to expand...
 
You'll see those plug-ins (amongst others) on the right hand side of the
main download page.
I prefer not to try to remove parts of Windows as it sometimes screws things
up, so diisabling it is sufficient I find.
 
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