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Hi Mandrax,
You also might want to reboot to make sure that Windows Messenger still isn't running.
You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
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.
"Mandrax" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:039001c4b2af$dabb5eb0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanx Johnathan! I had already disabled messenger in the
> options tab as you suggested but have now disabled the
> thingie in Norton (which I have just upgraded!)
> Hopefully, this will fix it! However, when I connected to
> the net tonight, I was still prompted to update messenger
> to a later version......this was before I altered
> Norton's options........what's going on???
> Yours, on a blonde day,
> Mandrax
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Mandrax,
>>
>>To disable Windows Messenger, 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.
>>
>>"Mandrax" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
>>news:349001c4b0c7$75aed8b0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Help! I've just upgraded to XP and don't want Windows
>>> Messenger. It's not listed under "Services"
>>> in "Administrative Tools" nor is in "Add/Remove
>>> programs". I have MSN Messenger, which I prefer to use.
>>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
> advance!!
>>
>>
>>.
>>
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