Net Messenger Service

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Net Messenger comes on at start up. I don't want it to.
I have run an msconfig - I have run msmsgs and it was
already unchecked to "run at startup" - and also I went
through the Norton Anti-Virus and unchecked it there.
What happens is after I get online and decide that I want
to turn on my MSN Messenger, I get a little pop up at the
bottom right hand corner over the clock that says "you
have been signed out of NET messenger service because you
signed in at another location" - which tells me that it
is signing me in automatically. I don't want it to.
It's annoying - I want it to stop!!! Any help would be
GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks all

Mrs. Kenney

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Greetings Mrs. Kenney,

Actually, you can't disable Messenger using MSConfig, it ignores the setting.

Regardless, it does sound like Windows Messenger is loading in the background; after you
unchecked the option in Norton, have you rebooted since? If not, please do so.
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"Mrs. Kenney" <kenn411@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Net Messenger comes on at start up. I don't want it to.
> I have run an msconfig - I have run msmsgs and it was
> already unchecked to "run at startup" - and also I went
> through the Norton Anti-Virus and unchecked it there.
> What happens is after I get online and decide that I want
> to turn on my MSN Messenger, I get a little pop up at the
> bottom right hand corner over the clock that says "you
> have been signed out of NET messenger service because you
> signed in at another location" - which tells me that it
> is signing me in automatically. I don't want it to.
> It's annoying - I want it to stop!!! Any help would be
> GREATLY appreciated.
>
> Thanks all
>
> Mrs. Kenney