I just got a new computer with Windows XP already installed. I must say, given the choice, I'd rather be running Windows ME. XP is so unbearably sluggish that I'd much rather have ME's 90% chance of the BSoD.

Anyway, back to the point of this topic: How on Earth do you make MSN Messenger stop loading up in the background? It logs me on whenever I connect to the internet, and doesn't even let me know it's running. The only way I can be alerted to it's presence is if somebody sends me an IM.
It's a bloody nuisance, and despite my shutting down of its process in the Task Manager, it just keeps loading up again. Any help?

[This message has been edited by Acharjay (edited December 11, 2003).]

In MSN Messanger's options, go to the General tab. Under sign in, there's a handful of options, one of which is to 'Allow automatic sign in when connected to the Internet' - that should be it.

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"And I listen for the whisper of your sweet insanity, while I formulate denials of your affect on me. You're a stranger, so what do I care. Vanish today, not the first time I hear, all the lies..."

[This message has been edited by Mr. Alias (edited December 11, 2003).]

if what he said doesnt work do this:
run: msconfig
go to the startup tab. click on the checkbox next to msmsgs.exe
Hit ok. You dont have to reboot, but hte next time you do the program wont load when the computer starts.

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Go to Setting > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
There you will find all that is running. Right click on the the offensive Messenger and click properties. Click Stop and from the 'Start up type' dropdown menu, choos Disabled.

For a more comprehensive list or what services you can and/or should be running got to www.blackviper.com and look about half way down the left side for XP services.


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To artificial life, all reality is virtual.

[This message has been edited by Darth Evad (edited December 11, 2003).]

Im sorry, but no, WinXP > WinME. I still hate the both of them with a bleeding passion, but XP does suck slightly less than ME...

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Fight the future.

go to Start > Run >
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

that's the easiest, and cleanest, way to remove MSN Messenger from XP

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"(no, i'm not against gaming [i enjoy gaming]... but i hate morons who ONLY play games all day and think they're cool because of their stupidity... go read a book)" --Me

IS, dont tell me you actuly remembered that whole bloody string...

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Fight the future.

Or you could just dispose of its folder after shutting it down with ctrl-alt-del. Worked for me.

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"Hass, alkoss, gyarapíts: s a haza fényre derûl!"

-Kölcsey Ferenc

Terra . . thats . thats not the best of ideas, dude...

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Fight the future.

Try these 2 guides to help make Xp alot smoother + less bloated.

http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/winxp_services/index.shtml

http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/memory-winxp/index.shtml

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Massassian since: March 12, 2001

[=-"The hardest thing is to forgive, but God does;
Even if you murdered or robbed, years wrong, but God loves;
Take one step toward him, he takes two toward you;
Even when all else fail, God supports you." - Nas-=]

Hell, if it works...

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Frogblast the Vent Core!

--End of Line--

Yeah, I just renamed msmsgs.exe to msmsgs.exe.die and it stopped it

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WARNING: THIS POST MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUT!!!

Now it'd be funny if Microsoft accidentally made that a key component of some API.

Its just so nice of M$ to have set this up in such a way that it starts all the time... I even loaded up my XP disk and went to the accessories install/uninstall and it noted that messanger wasn't even installed yet there it lay in its folder in Program Files.... bah

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"So there I was completely naked and covered in tartar sauce..."

After hearing this, I have no viable reason why I would want to upgrade to XP.

Windows 98 SE works fine for me. What can XP do that 98 SE couldn't also do?

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Most people regard me as the dark and immoral side of Massassi. At least I'm getting what I want out of life.

WinME is MUCH crappier than Win98 is.

However, Win98 is inferior to XP. XP runs on the same kernel as Win2k, which everyone knows to be very stable. (1 crash a month with 24/7 operation, very good for a windows machine, IMO)

Win98, for example, still relies on DOS to operate. Kill the DOS, kill the OS.

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"The future is not determined by a throw of the dice, but is determined by the conscious decisions of you and me."
I am addicted to ellipses!!! AHHH!!! ...

A lot. Especially if you're a software developer.

Oh it's there Charlie. Go to the windows compnents section in Add/Remove programs. Apparently MS is classfying that POS as a major part of Windows.

GBK: don't worry... i'm not THAT much of a nerd ;D
i usually keep all my registry hacks and such in a txt file that i can get to easily =D

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"(no, i'm not against gaming [i enjoy gaming]... but i hate morons who ONLY play games all day and think they're cool because of their stupidity... go read a book)" --Me

Dont use those links. I think they were the ones copied from www.blackviper.com

Use blackviper...its pretty good and hes cool

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Founder of the Massassi Brute Squad (MBS)
Ab Hoc Possum Videre Domum Tuum
(I can see your house from up here)
"But he's not going to carry you three" said Death.
"Why not?"
"It's a matter of the look of the thing"
"It's going to look pretty good, then, isn't it" said War testily, "the One Horseman and Three Pedestrians of the Apocralypse"

"I am the signature virus! Copy me into your signature so that I can take over the world! Moohahahee!"

Yeah I saw it there although it wasn't checked therefore I couldn't uninstall it because as far as it was concerned it wasn't installed to begin with.



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"So there I was completely naked and covered in tartar sauce..."

Stability? Humbug to that, where's the adventure?

Thanks everyone, I've now rid myself of that stupid POS.

It's too bad I didn't get here sooner, I had to battle the same thing a while ago.

Either way, now it's my turn.

How the bloody hell do I get rid of MSN Explorer?

I tried once - I got it off, but I couldn't figure out how to connect to the internet once the big Fisher Price login box stopped appearing.

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Duel Zero key count: Zero! Down to guns and forces. Expect a release soon.

Try TheJKWhoSays' idea - rename msn6.exe to msn6.exe.die. Works like a charm.

msn6.exe should be located here: C:\Program Files\MSN\MSNCoreFiles\msn6.exe

Its in Windows Components I think

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Founder of the Massassi Brute Squad (MBS)
Ab Hoc Possum Videre Domum Tuum
(I can see your house from up here)
"But he's not going to carry you three" said Death.
"Why not?"
"It's a matter of the look of the thing"
"It's going to look pretty good, then, isn't it" said War testily, "the One Horseman and Three Pedestrians of the Apocralypse"

"I am the signature virus! Copy me into your signature so that I can take over the world! Moohahahee!"