Windows Messenger dialog box

[Judy]

Who can/will help? I have disabled Windows Messenger for
XP according to Microsoft's instructions (online).
However, I can not get rid of a dialog box that pops up
when I boot or when I start a web session.

It says, an update is available & gives me a "yes"
or "no" choice as to wether or not I want to download it'.

Question: How do I eliminate the dialog box that appears?

Thanx in advance,

Judy

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Judy,

Firstly, remove your saved Passport login in Windows XP, so it can't automatically sign you
in to the service (you can readd this back in the future if you like), click the Start
Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select
your account name, and then on the left side of the screen, under Related Tasks, click
'Manage my Network Passwords'. In the window that opens, click the Passport.Net\* (Passport)
entry and click 'Remove'.

If the window is still open with the upgrade question, say No, it should now stop trying.

Then open up Windows Messenger (click Start, then click Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK),
choose the Tools menu, then Options, then Preferences tab, uncheck 'Run this Program when
Windows starts', 'Allow this program to run in the background' and click OK. Then
right-click on its icon in the notification area/system tray (by the clock) and click Exit.

It shouldn't bother you again.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com