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More info?)
Hi,
You're very welcome =)
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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
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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"AngeM" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:03cd01c49c43$3d939300$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> I bet it's Norton as I had already taken care of the
> msmsgs Preferences. Thanks for the help!!!
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings,
>>
>>The "Messenger" in Services has nothing to do with
> Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger, as
>>such, disabling it there will have no affect on either of
> these applications.
>>
>>To really disable it, open it up (click Start, then Run,
> type "msmsgs" and click OK), click
>>Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
> Program when Windows starts' or 'Run
>>Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on
> version) as well as 'Allow this program
>>to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger to
> run in the background' (depending on
>>version). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so
> features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard
>>and Application Sharing will continue to work, but it
> will let it stay out of your way.
>>
>>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.
>>___________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004
> Jonathan Kay.
>>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>>
>>"AngeM" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:271401c49c1e$78efa620$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>> My understanding is that this file, msmsgs.exe, is
> Windows
>>> Messenger. I have "disabled" and "stopped" this program
>>> using Start/Run/services.msc/Services/Messenger and yet
> it
>>> keeps appearing in the Windows Task Manager. Even if I
> end
>>> the process through the Windows Task Manager before
>>> running services.msc it will pop back up in less than a
>>> minute. Rebooting is not help either. Any ideas???
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help!!!
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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