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154982 2003-06-25 05:20:00 i had disabled windows messager from auto load in outlook express but don't know how to disable it from auto login from internet explorer.
please help! thank you.
chinadoll (682)
154983 2003-06-25 06:00:00 You're referring to MSN Messenger?
I don't think you do disable it from Internet Explorer.
But you do need to disable it within it's own options.
MSN Messenger/Tools/Options/Preferences
Untick "Run This Program When Windows Starts"
Capt Jimbo (17)
154984 2003-06-25 06:20:00 > You're referring to MSN Messenger?

They is two different version of messenger: windows Messenger & MSN messenger, it is very easy to get confused between the two.

> I don't think you do disable it from Internet
> Explorer.
> But you do need to disable it within it's own
> options.
> MSN Messenger/Tools/Options/Preferences
> Untick "Run This Program When Windows Starts"

You can do the same thing in windows Messenger I think.
stu140103 (137)
154985 2003-06-25 06:38:00 >They is two different version of messenger:
>windows Messenger & MSN messenger,
>it is very easy to get confused between the two.

What Microsoft doing somerthing that might confuse users? Get outta here. Like Windows Explorer and Internet Explorer. I've lost count of the number of times I've asked someone to fire up Windows Explorer over the phone to direct them to a disk/network location, only to realise a few seconds later they are staring uncomprehednding at their IE homepage not having a clue what I'm talking about ....
Biggles (121)
154986 2003-06-25 11:20:00 Hi,
i just get off work. no iam not referring to msn messenger, i mean windows messenger v4.7.2009 which come with windows xp home edition version 2002 service pack 1.
i did disable it with it's own options but it still auto login when i start the internet explorer.
is it possible to disable it's auto connect feature? it is very annonying messenges( from messenger ) keep popup while in internet explorer.
thank you.
chinadoll (682)
154987 2003-06-25 11:37:00 > Hi,
> i just get off work. no iam not referring to msn
> messenger, i mean windows messenger v4.7.2009 which
> come with windows xp home edition version 2002
> service pack 1.
> i did disable it with it's own options but it still
> auto login when i start the internet explorer.
> is it possible to disable it's auto connect feature?
> it is very annonying messenges( from messenger ) keep
> popup while in internet explorer.
> thank you.

I think you can uninstalling it, but have a look Control Panel > add remove progume > windows componts.
stu140103 (137)
154988 2003-06-25 11:59:00 hi stu140103,
i don't want to uninstall it , kids using it, i just want windows messenger not to connect automaticly while i am in internet.
thank you.
chinadoll (682)
154989 2003-06-25 12:03:00 Hi chinadoll,

What about stopping it loading at startup by using msconfig from the run command.

Cheers.
*Sparky* (311)
154990 2003-06-25 12:46:00 hi sparky,
it didnot appear in startup tab(msconfig).
the windows messenger is not start up when i start up the computer but it start up when i connect to internet.
thank you.
chinadoll (682)
154991 2003-06-25 12:52:00 Just so it doesnt matter WHICH you are talking about, here is instructions for both of them.

Windows Messenger.
- Go to Start\Programs\Administrative Tools\Services
- Right click Messenger, click stop
- Right click Messenger, click Properties, change startup type to disabled.

Microsoft Messenger. (Little green man icon)
- Open Microsoft Messenger
- Click Tools\Options
- Change to Preferences tab
- Deselect run this program automatically when windows starts.

- Open Outlook Express
- Under Tools/Options/General, deselect Automatically log on to Microsoft Messenger.

Thats all you can and need to do. There are no options connecting Microsoft messenger with internet explorer, and unless you have some very odd setting, it will not connect to messenger simply by opening internet explorer.

Iain
Iain Walmsley (3372)
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