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Why I cannot stop Messenger from starting with Windows?

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Claire

Flightless Bird
Hi,
I have removed tick from "Run Windows Messenger" when Windows starts" option
in Prefererences tab.
Despite that, each time when I start Windows Messenger comes with it.
I checked Run regkey and Messenger is not there.
How to remove it?
Claire
 
C

C

Flightless Bird
Claire wrote:
> Hi,
> I have removed tick from "Run Windows Messenger" when Windows starts" option
> in Prefererences tab.
> Despite that, each time when I start Windows Messenger comes with it.
> I checked Run regkey and Messenger is not there.
> How to remove it?
> Claire
>
>

Go into your Outlook Express options and untick "start Windows Messenger
when you boot up Windows" or something similar.

Or, better yet, go to Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs icon/
Windows components button on the left and uncheck Windows Messenger and
hit Next. I would uncheck MSN Explorer while you're there.

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W

williamtell

Flightless Bird
Going to Windows components and unchecking Windows messenger, will only
remove it from the start menu, suggest you go to control
panel>Administrative Tools>Services>Scroll to Messenger>Disable

>WT<

"C" <nospamming@please.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:hlcnvr$ti6$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Claire wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have removed tick from "Run Windows Messenger" when Windows starts"
>> option in Prefererences tab.
>> Despite that, each time when I start Windows Messenger comes with it.
>> I checked Run regkey and Messenger is not there.
>> How to remove it?
>> Claire
>
> Go into your Outlook Express options and untick "start Windows Messenger
> when you boot up Windows" or something similar.
>
> Or, better yet, go to Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs icon/ Windows
> components button on the left and uncheck Windows Messenger and hit Next.
> I would uncheck MSN Explorer while you're there.
>
> --
> C
 
C

C

Flightless Bird
williamtell wrote:
> Going to Windows components and unchecking Windows messenger, will only
> remove it from the start menu, suggest you go to control
> panel>Administrative Tools>Services>Scroll to Messenger>Disable

When I did it in Windows components it also disabled it in services.
>
>> WT<
>
> "C" <nospamming@please.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:hlcnvr$ti6$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>> Claire wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have removed tick from "Run Windows Messenger" when Windows starts"
>>> option in Prefererences tab.
>>> Despite that, each time when I start Windows Messenger comes with it.
>>> I checked Run regkey and Messenger is not there.
>>> How to remove it?
>>> Claire
>> Go into your Outlook Express options and untick "start Windows Messenger
>> when you boot up Windows" or something similar.
>>
>> Or, better yet, go to Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs icon/ Windows
>> components button on the left and uncheck Windows Messenger and hit Next.
>> I would uncheck MSN Explorer while you're there.
>>
>> --
>> C
>
>


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C
 
C

Claire

Flightless Bird
I do not see such option in my OE
Claire

"C" <nospamming@please.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:hlcnvr$ti6$1@speranza.aioe.org...
> Claire wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I have removed tick from "Run Windows Messenger" when Windows starts"
>> option in Prefererences tab.
>> Despite that, each time when I start Windows Messenger comes with it.
>> I checked Run regkey and Messenger is not there.
>> How to remove it?
>> Claire
>
> Go into your Outlook Express options and untick "start Windows Messenger
> when you boot up Windows" or something similar.
>
> Or, better yet, go to Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs icon/ Windows
> components button on the left and uncheck Windows Messenger and hit Next.
> I would uncheck MSN Explorer while you're there.
>
> --
> C
 
P

PA Bear [MS MVP]

Flightless Bird
That's because you've installed WinXP SP3.

But your posts' headers (Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512) tell me the
computer still isn't fully patched at Windows Update. Better take care of
that ASAP!

Repost in case the newsserver ate my previous reply: See
http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm. For Messenger/Outlook
Express tweaks, see http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm.


Claire wrote:
> I do not see such option in my OE
> Claire
>
> "C" <nospamming@please.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:hlcnvr$ti6$1@speranza.aioe.org...
>> Claire wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I have removed tick from "Run Windows Messenger" when Windows starts"
>>> option in Prefererences tab.
>>> Despite that, each time when I start Windows Messenger comes with it.
>>> I checked Run regkey and Messenger is not there.
>>> How to remove it?
>>> Claire
>>
>> Go into your Outlook Express options and untick "start Windows Messenger
>> when you boot up Windows" or something similar.
>>
>> Or, better yet, go to Control Panel/Add and Remove Programs icon/ Windows
>> components button on the left and uncheck Windows Messenger and hit Next.
>> I would uncheck MSN Explorer while you're there.
>>
>> --
>> C
 
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