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Emily

windows messenger automatically signs me in every time i
connect to the internet. i have tried disabling it by
unchecking the 'allow program to run in the background'
box but every time i shut down and restart my computer it
is checked again. also under the preferences tab there is
no 'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows
Messenger when Windows starts' option. is this normal?! i
am really getting angry about the fact that it
automatically signs me in all the time. i am happy to
uninstall it to get rid of the damn thing but will this
affect MSN at all, which i use all the time? because i
don't want to create further irritation; just solve the
current ones. please advise on this asap or my new
computer is participating in a big bonfire. thank you.
 
Greetings Emily,

I noticed you mentioned MSN -- are you using MSN Internet Access? or do you mean MSN
Messenger?

Assuming you mean MSN Messenger, yes, removing Windows Messenger will affect it, in that
Whiteboard, Application Sharing and Remote Assistance will no longer function. Other than
that, everything else should continue to work. Note that by "uninstalling", I'm referring to
the method here:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7

Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
also keep starting. 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.

If you meant MSN Explorer 7, Windows Messenger will always start with MSN Explorer and there
is no way to stop it from doing so (besides not using MSN Explorer).
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