ok msg messenger will not go away. after ending task in the task manager 30 secs later msmsgs.exe is back.. i have even removed msn from the windows setup in add/remove. it is not running in my taskbar. if it is i try and close it and it says that explorer or outlook is using it when neither are open. so i end task to msmsgs.exe in the taskbar. 30 secs later it is in the processes menu .. but not in the taskbar. then i even tried deleted the folder in my program files folder but its set as read-only. so i change the properties for it and its subfolder and try again and poof its back to read-only. help!! i use trillian and hate that things are running in my proccesses that i dont use. so pls any advice on how to get rid of msn messenger pls advise.. thanks

to remove use http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_mess_disable.htm trillian soon, won't be able to use the msn server. Tech news story; Microsoft Forces MSN Messenger Upgrades And just in case you thought I'd be able to stop discussing security this week, here's another related story: Microsoft revealed this week that the company will require its Instant Messaging (IM) users to upgrade to newer versions of MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger. For security reasons, beginning October 15 the company will shut off older-version access to the MSN Messenger network. Acceptable versions include MSN Messenger 5.0 or newer, Windows Messenger 4.7.2009 or newer, and MSN Messenger for Mac version 3.5 or newer. The company is also shutting out third-party IM applications, such as Cerulean Studios' Trillian, that integrate with Messenger, citing security concerns. Microsoft isn't discussing the security problems the company found in earlier Messenger versions, but this news doesn't come as a huge surprise, and most IM users tend to upgrade to newer software versions anyway.

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