systray?

[MaxRat]

I have been told to clean out the systray of unwanted running programs ?

where is this and how do I do that? I went to msconfig and checked out what is running in there I unchecked Nvidia driver helper. Iomega (I don't use it) and systray listed as systray.exe/r ( I believe this was a duplicate copy running at the same time) also how do I stop msn messenger from running? I don't use it either.....
Thanks Terry

[lil Jimmie]

Most programs will allow you to disable the startup feature just look within the various software options/settings. Msn messenger has a setting within it's options, but you will also need to tick off the setting in OE so that it doesn't open MSN messenger as well.

[rjfvillarosa]

messenger 4.7 is a networking feature of XP and it is very difficult to switch off. Most of my customers use messenger, but not 4.7, it is not compatible with IMing on the internet, you need the new 6.2 for that, what I always do with every fresh install of XP is to uninstall 4.7 and as you say you don't use instant messaging then this may be a solution for you.
Try this, copy all of this,

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

click START>RUN then paste the above in the dialogue box and click OK.
4.7 will be uninstalled from your machine, should you ever want it back, it can be reinstalled from your XP CD.