Disable auto startup of Windows Messenger

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How can I disable the auto startup of Windows Messenger
in Windows XP?

 

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Greetings Dale,

To do so, 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 or Windows Messenger
(depending on version of Norton) and click OK.
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
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"Dale Owens" <dale.owens@us.abb.com> wrote in message
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> How can I disable the auto startup of Windows Messenger
> in Windows XP?