MSN messenger keeps loading

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Jen

I unchecked the box to msn messenger in the add/remove
windows components. However the messenger keeps loading
everytime I start windows, and when I end it in windows
task manager under processes, it restarts a few minutes
later and causes my Star Wars Galaxies game to constantly
crash. I find this very annoying and the crash is so bad
I have to do a hard shut down every time and that isn't
good for my computer. I have also unchecked the start-up
of the messenger in ms config in the only 2 areas I found
it. MSN messenger isn't a service it's a virus and it is
NOT on a virus list.
Any help on removing it completely will be greatly
appreciated. TIA
 
if you had remove MSN massenger, it should totally
removed from your computer except if you mean windows
messanger. Windows Messenger could not be removed, but it
can be disable. base on my experiance, even after you
disable, it will automatic start if you run outlook
express or M.Outlook. however you can totally denied it
from lunching from group policy.

1) open run and type "gpedit.msc" without "".
2) after group policy opened, go to Local Computer
Policy/User Configuration/Administrative
Templates/Windows Components/Windows Messenger.
3) change both setting to "enable"
4) restart computer and that should solve your problems.
 
Greetings Jen,

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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
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