How do I unassociate Messanger in XP ?

[Sforsyth]

see title.

 

[jfall]

been a while since I used it, but I'm sure there is an autologin / load on windows startup option in the settings somewhere

 

[yankeesfan]

Do you want to uninstall it?

 

[dev0lution]

Open messenger --> tools menu ---> options ---> preferences tab ---> uncheck "Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts"

 

[stnicralisk]

run --> msconfig

 

[sundev]

If you're using MSN 7.0 go to Tools->Options->General and uncheck "Automatically run Messenger when I log on to Windows" and uncheck "Allow automatic sign-in when connected to the Internet".

And uncheck "Display MSN Today when Messenger signs in" while you're at it.

 

[Sforsyth]

Originally posted by: dev0lution
Open messenger --> tools menu ---> options ---> preferences tab ---> uncheck "Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts"

this is unchecked and it still does it.

It's Windows messanger not MSN messanger.

 

[waitman]

start, run, type services.msc, scroll to and right click messenger,oops right click properties, select startup type, set to disabled. then make sure it is not enabled in msconfig. Drunk now hope this is right! their is an easier way to do it, But!

waitman

 

[John]

Originally posted by: waitman
start, run, type services.msc, scroll to and right click messenger,oops right click properties, select startup type, set to disabled. then make sure it is not enabled in msconfig. Drunk now hope this is right! their is an easier way to do it, But!

waitman

He's asking about the windows messenger chat program, not the messenger service.

 

[Slugbait]

This likely means that you are running something else at startup that auto-launches Windows Messenger, such as OE (the most-likely suspect).

First, let's kill the auto-logon to WM. Click Start->Control Panel->User Accounts->Advanced->Manage Passwords. Remove Passport.Net\* (Passport) from the list.

Second, launch OE and go to Tools->Options. Uncheck the fourth option on the General tab ("Automatically logon to WM").

In addition, you should make sure WM options are set so that it doesn't run in the background. That's been an annoying "feature" since v4.7 shipped.

If you totally wanna kill WM integration with OE, open regedit, go to HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express. Add a DWORD, name = Hide Messenger, data = 2.

 

[George P Burdell]

1. open task manager, end windows messenger (or msmsgs.exe)
2. goto c:\program files\messenger and rename msmsgs.exe to msmsgs.wtf
3. profit