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More info?)
Hi Brendan,
If it appears to be opening itself all the time then their is an application starting it. 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) and click OK.
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Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
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"Brendan Runeckles" <runecklb@fake.com> wrote in message
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> Windows Messenger seems to be impossible to close though, the process opens itself all the
> time.
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> This is not a virus either as it is reproducable
>
> Brendan Runeckles
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
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>> Greetings,
>>
>> No, it will just work assuming Windows Messenger isn't started. There's nothing to hack.
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "D@annyBoy" <origin@ld@nnyboy@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OxcD4i9RFHA.2784@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> using OL2003
>>> is it possible via a reg hack to use MSN instead of WM?
>>>
>>> tia
>>>
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