How To Disable Windows Messenger

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How To Disable Windows Messenger

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acklan View Member Profile	Feb 1 2006, 02:55 AM Post #1
Bleepin' cat's meow Group: BC Advisor Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323	How To Disable Windows Messenger Guide Overview This will describe how to stop Windows Messenger from loading when Windows starts up. Instructions 1) Start Windows Messenger. 2) From the toolbar go to Tools>Preferences 3) There are a series of check boxes. Remove the check from the top two. a) (Uncheck)Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts b) (uncheck)Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background 4) Exit Windows Messenger. NOTE: You will still be able to start Mssenger manually. -------------------- "2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award"

gatetech72 View Member Profile	Jul 19 2006, 06:51 AM Post #2
Member Group: Members Posts: 25 Joined: 8-July 06 From: Rochester Member No.: 75,191	To completely remove it you can goto start then control panel then add remove programs then add remove windows components then uncheck windwos messenger. Click next and reboot

acklan View Member Profile	Jul 20 2006, 04:48 AM Post #3
Bleepin' cat's meow Group: BC Advisor Posts: 8,524 Joined: 11-January 05 From: Baton Rouge, La. Member No.: 9,323	Thank you for the suggestion. -------------------- "2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award"

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