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How does one do away with the Microsoft Messenger program? I have tried to
stop it during start up, but it always finds a way to load. Is it important
to other programs, or can it be done away with through Conrol Panal/Delete
programs?
 
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How does one do away with the Microsoft Messenger program? I have tried to
stop it during start up, but it always finds a way to load. Is it important
to other programs, or can it be done away with through Conrol Panal/Delete
programs?


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Try this site: http://grc.com/default.htm.
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There are a few very and niffty programs here to dissable
unecessary services here... primarily the one u are
looking for... "shootthemessenger".
Also, if you are using Norton AntiVirus - then go to
options / antivirus / under internet, click on Instant
Messenger / to the right uncheck MSN Instant Messenger.
That should cure all your headaches as it did mine.
 
How does one do away with the Microsoft Messenger program? I have
tried to stop it during start up, but it always finds a way to load.
Is it important to other programs, or can it be done away with
through Conrol Panal/Delete programs?
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Hi!
You'll find information on "How to Disable Windows Messenger Service"
at http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

Also some say that "if you tell your connection to use the Windows
Firewall in WinXP it will prevent Messenger Service spam".

Here are some more topical pages:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_hide_messenger.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
 
I've done it this way
OE ===> Tools/Options/General/ Untick 'Automatically log on to Windows
Messenger'
Rename C:/Program Files/Messenger
to C:/Program Files/Messengerdisabled

hth

philip ashley
 
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