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disable messenger in XP?
Name: Dom Date: August 18, 2002 at 10:37:48 Pacific
Comment:
Any clues on how to dissable both the annoying "messenger" and ".net passport" in XP? Thanks.
Name: Sha Date: August 18, 2002 at 10:42:45 Pacific
Reply:
Try tools>options>preferences unclick away.
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Response Number 2
Name: Khanh Phan Date: August 18, 2002 at 10:54:10 Pacific
Reply:
Dom,
1- Delete the Messenger Folder and any shortcut.
2- Go to add/remove in the control panel
3- Choose add/remove component - a list of components will come out
4- Choose MSN, and click next. (it will tell you that, if you choose to remove msn, you will not be able to use messanger. But what the heck, click next)
I hope that help. At least, messager never comes bothering my WinXP anymore. Khanh
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Response Number 3
Name: sandman Date: August 18, 2002 at 11:18:26 Pacific
Reply:
If you want to uninstall Windows Messenger paste this into the run box
Name: xxx Date: August 18, 2002 at 14:04:45 Pacific
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is there a way to keep it on the computer but have it NOT come up when I open Outlook Express and/or visit hotmail.com??? More like, i know there is some tool or something that does this, as I have had it before, but for the life of me I cannot find it :p I would just get rid of it, but i have a few friends who use it only, guess I could remove it and get trillian, but does any1 know about the tool I'm talking about??? Thanks William
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Response Number 5
Name: sandman Date: August 19, 2002 at 00:47:12 Pacific
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Open Oe6 and goto tools>options and uncheck Automatically log on to windows messenger. This will keep it from launching and still have it installed.
Sandman
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Response Number 6
Name: Dom Date: August 19, 2002 at 10:57:48 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for all the advice. Fixed.
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Response Number 7
Name: LeoMarie Date: August 19, 2002 at 15:24:22 Pacific
Reply:
The simple solution: Go to program files and rename messenger folder. Restore original name to get it working again.
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