MS Anti-Spyware = HELP!

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~ FreeSpirit ~

Can someone please tell me how to DISABLE MS Antispyware program from
installing and running MS Messenger? It's not in Msconfig. PLEASE!!! I
can't EXIT the *&^%$#@ thing (Messenger) from the desktop either. I don't
use messenger and don't even want it on my machine!!!!

FS~
 
In ~ FreeSpirit ~ <[email protected]> had this to say:

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Can someone please tell me how to DISABLE MS Antispyware program from
installing and running MS Messenger? It's not in Msconfig. PLEASE!!! I
can't EXIT the *&^%$#@ thing (Messenger) from the
desktop either. I don't use messenger and don't even want it on my
machine!!!!
FS~
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Remove Windows Messenger:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

Galen
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"Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and
its solution is its own reward."

Sherlock Holmes
 
In gls858 <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Damn. I hate it when I do that :-)
Here's the link:
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=288

gls858
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The link given above actually has a VBScript that will remove Windows
Messenger (MSN Messenger is not installed by default and easily removed)
automatically without making OE break if they have the contacts pane
enabled.

Galen
--

"Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and
its solution is its own reward."

Sherlock Holmes
 
Galen said:
In gls858 <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:




The link given above actually has a VBScript that will remove Windows
Messenger (MSN Messenger is not installed by default and easily removed)
automatically without making OE break if they have the contacts pane
enabled.

Galen
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Help me out.

Looks like I'm confused on the terminology here. When I saw
Windows Messenger I thought your link was referring to the
messenger service, not the instant messenger program. I see
now that they now call the IM program Windows Messenger.
Now is that differnt than MSN messenger? Or is it just a branded
version of the same thing. Since I don't use IM I removed the
program a long time ago, whatever it's name is. At that time
I had to edit the sysoc.inf file to get it to show in the
Add/Remove window.

gls858
 
Messenger Service, Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger are three different
things. Windows Messenger comes with WinXP and looks a lot like MSN
Messenger, but MSN Messenger has to be downloaded and I'm told it has more
capabilities. I don't have MSN Messenger.

On a stand alone computer activating the Windows firewall on SP1 or 2 will
stop external Messenger Service indows.

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Frank said:
Messenger Service, Windows Messenger and MSN Messenger are three different
things. Windows Messenger comes with WinXP and looks a lot like MSN
Messenger, but MSN Messenger has to be downloaded and I'm told it has more
capabilities. I don't have MSN Messenger.

On a stand alone computer activating the Windows firewall on SP1 or 2 will
stop external Messenger Service indows.
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Thanks Frank.

gls858
 
Galen said:
In gls858 <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
-----------------------------------------
The link given above actually has a VBScript that will remove Windows
Messenger (MSN Messenger is not installed by default and easily removed)
automatically without making OE break if they have the contacts pane
enabled.
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** I don't know what a "contacts pane" is but MSN Messinger is gone. :-)))

FS~
 
In ~ FreeSpirit ~ <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
** I don't know what a "contacts pane" is but MSN Messinger is gone. :-)))
FS~
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<g> When you open Outlook Express there's a contacts pane there in the lower
left by default. This ties into Messenger. Removing messenger may make OE
slow to open. Using the script at Doug's site I'm pretty sure prevents that
though. He's good like that.

Galen
--

"Chance has put in our way a most singular and whimsical problem, and
its solution is its own reward."

Sherlock Holmes
 
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