Windows Messenger ?

12-01-2004, 16:38

Can anyone help please ?

I am trying to disable windows messenger opening every time I open OE, I have disabled it on preferences or options whatever it was and it still opens

Also I have used the plugin from Lavasoft , but it still opens when opening OE.

TIA

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 16:40

I have not been able to disable this no matter what I have tried ...

I am not sure whether it is impossible and is required to load no matter what, but I would be interested in the solution to this if there is one ...

But I dobt it :/ after all I have tried (/gets ready to be made to look a fool :p )

Bifta · 12-01-2004, 16:58

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Originally Posted by yesman

Can anyone help please ?

I am trying to disable windows messenger opening every time I open OE, I have disabled it on preferences or options whatever it was and it still opens

Also I have used the plugin from Lavasoft , but it still opens when opening OE.

TIA

In OE, have you tried Tools/Windows Messenger/Options/Preferences, under 'general' uncheck both "Run this program when windows starts" and "Allow this program to run in the background."

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 16:59

I have, and it still runs :/

Its a nightmare tbh, damn MS software

Bifta · 12-01-2004, 17:01

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Originally Posted by Kedoo

I have, and it still runs :/

Its a nightmare tbh, damn MS software

How about Tools/Options/Preferences actually in Messenger?

12-01-2004, 17:01

I have also disabled those

12-01-2004, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Bifta

How about Tools/Options/Preferences actually in Messenger?

Yep !!!

Bifta · 12-01-2004, 17:02

and have a look here too

http://www.alanbarber.org/blog/000036.html

Iago · 12-01-2004, 17:03

block it with a firewall such as zonealarm. iF YOU STILL NEED A MESSENGING SERVICE USE MSN MESSINGER

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 17:03

Yep, I have actually uninstalled messeger which is an option in windows setup after installing service pack, and it still runs even when windows has supposidly removed it ...

I doubt it can be done to be truthful, I have tried for months (a few hours at a time of course

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 17:08

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Originally Posted by Iago

block it with a firewall such as zonealarm. iF YOU STILL NEED A MESSENGING SERVICE USE MSN MESSINGER

Its not a problem of the software running because we dont want to use the messenger program, its the fact that we dont want the software to open itself when we open outlook express after we have even gone to the extent of uninstalling the software...

Flubflow · 12-01-2004, 17:08

Try this........
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm

paulyoung666 · 12-01-2004, 17:10

i have got a little .vbs file that does the trick if you want it

Bifta · 12-01-2004, 17:10

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Originally Posted by Flubflow

Try this........
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm

That's the Messenger Service, nothing to do with Windows or MSN Messenger.

br3ach · 12-01-2004, 17:11

[QUOTE=Flubflow]Try this........
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm[/QUOTE]

That program is designed to switch off the messenger service running in windows XP or 2k and not actually reffering to Windows Messenger or MSN Messenger...

Its to stop popups that are recieved as a result of this service running.

Wont fix this problem.