messenger auto connects

[Guest]

Hi i wonder if someone can help me with a small buty very annoying problem

when i connect to or reconnect to the internet the messenger service starts
running and connects me although i dont have it set to start or to run in
background the service is disabled when it starts it doesnt appear in the
notifictions area so i cant even see whos online so prettty useless i
always use msn messenger7beta so this is annoying this one starting and
making msn take longer o sign in becauseit shows a notification that im being
signed out because i signed in on another computer

theres only one user account on this computer so i know its not from
another account

ive checked through other programs that may be using the messengr ie: msn
explorer oulook express all setting for messenger are disabled i recently
installed .net framework although never used it so maybe its that and i
have no idea how to change settings on that perhaps a service needs disabled

i know theres bound to be a key in the registry i can edit to stop
messenger starting

please advise

thanks
JohnH

 

[Guest]

hiya john......................windows messenger is a pain in the
a***....basically its the same to disable as msn 7.0..open it and go to the
tools menu......under options ..uncheck the box "load on windows
startup"..click apply and ok..then go to .........start../run/ type in
"msconfig" (no quotes)..uncheck the messenger box ..click ok
/apply..reboot...that should do it.....if that does not another programme is
definately using win messenger...............another option is to delete
windows messenger altogether i suppose..i've never done it but i suppose it
can be done.without windows crying its getting hurt..

 

[Guest]

Thanks fisherman i just deleted the key for messenger background service i
guess when i unticked the box it just refused to listen

seems ok now thanks again