I don't know what you mean by: "msconfig now has one marked WLM and one unmarked" i mean that in msconfig is one msnmsgr item that is not marked, and there is one that is marked for startup UNINSTALL WLM go here and re-install it our patience is big

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Double entries often arrive when you use msconfig to monkey around with things - it is only really for diagnostics. If you want to retain MSM but disable it, then first ensure both msconfig options are ticked (which hopefully should revert to only one entry on bootup). After reboot type services.msc in the Run box and disable the Windows Messenger service (which is the proper way to disable it). Now try rebooting. some other bloke...

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There is no services.msn on my computer. I also get the error msg that I must be an administrator to edit the msconfig. I am William Lockie

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Ooops, sorry, I meant services.msc (I had MSN on the brain LOL). Seems odd that you could get to msconfig before but not now - no idea. some other bloke...

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There is not a Windows Messenger listed at all. Still need advice on the Administrator thing. William Lockie

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It's claimed to be there as "Windows Messenger" but it's not on my XP Home either. Seems you will have to uninstall it, as already suggested by imperator, and maybe a re-install will cure your issue. See here: http://help.uk.msn.com/livemessenge... I'm unsure about the msconfig problem. Am I right to say that it was OK a few posts back and it has now suddenly blocked you? some other bloke...

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I will do as you suggested. Regarding the Msconfig problem. I have had this problem for some time. Didn't bother me too much, but now it does. I am logged in as the administrator but I sometimes get this error about not having administrator rights or priviledges. Now I cvan't get any spelling recommendation although the spell checker identifies bad spelling. Works fine in other programs. William Lockie

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Viruses can sometimes block stuff but I don't get the feeling this is your issue as you would have had other symptoms. I really don't know the answer to the msconfig issue situation, so let's hope someone else comes up with some ideas. If you uninstall WLM there is a fair chance that the both the msconfig entries will then go. some other bloke...

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i use Advanced System Care to disable start up items for good go to www.iobit.com, download it, install it when you open it, click on utilties button > go to Admin tools tab > open Startup Manager click on the unwanted items and delete them by using "Delete Item" option on the left if the problem persists, reinstall WLM you can use Advanced System Care to fix other problems, like registry problems try this out... our patience is big

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Here is what I finally did. Got this info from a Google search of"Photo Gallery" keeps trying to load. When the Windows Installer is trying to load "photo Gallery" it asks for a disk. Doesn't say what disk. I put in my HP printer disk and pressed OK. It went thru whatever. Then I rebooted and WLM or photo Gallery did not try to load. Rebooted several times and it seems to be fixed. Who knows if it will ever come back to haunt me. I then reinstalled WLM only and everything seems to be Ok for now. Thanks to everybody for jumping in here and suggesting fixes. I'll look at Advanced System care too. Bill William Lockie

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Glad to hear you sorted it out and thanks for taking the trouble to pop back and let us know how you fixed it. some other bloke...

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