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05-14-2009, 08:03 AM
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MSN Messenger Won't Go Away
I have a Gateway laptop running Vista. Upon boot up, MSN Messenger shows up running on my desktop. How do I make this go away? I do not want MSN Messenger running at start-up.
Thanks.
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05-14-2009, 08:11 AM
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If you have a messenger account you can tell messenger to not start with Windows in Tools>Options, the "Tools" tab is not available until you log in.
The other option is to install Ccleaner (which is a good idea any way because it's one of the best free tools for keeping your machine running clean and fast) and in the Tools> StartUp section remove messenger from the startup list. Ccleaner is a free tool available here: http://www.ccleaner.com/
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05-16-2009, 01:54 PM
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I could send a few people I know there. That might work because when they enter a room everyone goes away.
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05-23-2009, 05:12 AM
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Downloaded cccleaner and have run it many, many times. Have disabled MSNMessenger and deleted as well using the ccleaner tool. But after a few boot cycles, it just comes back like a bad rash.
Anyone know how to get rid of MSNMessenger at start-up? |
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05-23-2009, 07:22 AM
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Someone told me they actually went to the messenger file, and renamed it so it couldn't start up.
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05-23-2009, 08:30 AM
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Make sure Windows Mail is not set to run Messenger on startup.
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05-23-2009, 09:38 AM
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Tom. I got this script a few years ago from Microsoft to help me uninstall messenger 4.7 that comes bundled with XP.
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove Copy and paste that line of text into your 'Run' box in 'Start' and click OK. What I have found is that it uninstalls 4.7 completely and renders any other version of messenger useless requiring a reinstall to get it working again. It does not uninstall later versions of messenger but it does render them harmless. |
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06-10-2009, 05:55 AM
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Geez, and there is me writing batch files opening IE and MSN at the same time. Generally this is a windows messenger problem usually fixed in "settings" but the above scenarios work just as well.
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