SP2 Windows Messenger

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Derek

Just got round to installing SP2... it seems to work OK

BUT found ... I have that damn Windows Messenger again ??

Is it simple to get rid of, in the SP2 world ?

TIA
Derek
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To disable "Windows Messenger":

Open "Windows Messenger" and from its Toolbar select
Tools > Options > Preferences and uncheck:

"Run this program when Windows starts" and
"Allow this program to run in the background", then
click OK.

Next, open Outlook Express and from the Toolbar select
Tools > Options and under the General tab uncheck
"Automatically log on to Windows Messenger" and click
APPLY.


Alternatives:

Prevent Windows Messenger from automatically running
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_messenger_autorun.htm

or

Remove Windows Messenger
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Doug Knox]

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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| Just got round to installing SP2... it seems to work OK
|
| BUT found ... I have that dang Windows Messenger again ??
|
| Is it simple to get rid of, in the SP2 world ?
|
| TIA
| Derek
| ____________________________________________
| All email scanned with Norton Internet Security 2004
 
Derek said:
Just got round to installing SP2... it seems to work OK

BUT found ... I have that damn Windows Messenger again ??

Is it simple to get rid of, in the SP2 world ?
Click to expand...

I used the Doug Knox program above to remove, worked fine with XP-SP2.
 
Thanks for the information.

I also found that I could uninstall it from the 'Add & Remove Programs'

Derek
 
This will *really* get rid of it, instead of just hiding it...

Quit the program from your system tray. Then run this from your command
prompt:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

Rick
 
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