Damian
Wed Sep 10 16:44:47 CDT 2003
Joanathan, I have seen loads of praise on here for you and
I am about to heap some more!!! Thank you thank you very
very much - the regedit setting you gave via the URL has
worked, Surprised I could not find a TID like that - not
only does it prevent running of the MSN M Client it also
opens up a lot of other options for us from a Technical
opint of view!!! Because after resolving this, the next
stage in the rollout project was to disable..now wait for
it: Yahoo Messenger, AOL Messenger, Kaza - the list is
(Without swearing) endless - I really cannot thank you
enough as you have saved me hours of searching for
resolutuions when this can resolve it in one, as this reg
key will be pushed out to workstations on the network and
associated to each individual workstation - it will not
matter which user logs in!!!
Once again many thanks from me here in London
>-----Original Message-----
>Hi Damian,
>
>The reg file should work on any recent Windows OS, from
Windows 95 to XP.
>
>MSN Messenger 5/6 don't have system polices keys for
this, unfortunately.
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Damian Kelly" <damiankellyuk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
message
>news:018601c377e1$67fa4df0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> That was what I meant - thanks for confirming that it
does
>> NOT have any connection with MSN Messenger - the reg key
>> you supplied will not owrk due to the OS and Client Ver
of
>> MSN Messenger - I am trying to modify the reg now based
on
>> the URL you also provided - obviously backed up the reg
>> first - will post how I get on, if you do think/find of
>> another way around client ver 5/6 please post - Many
>> thanks for your time on this matter.
>>
>> Damian Kelly
>> London
>> UK
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Hi Damian,
>> >
>> >It depends what you mean by "local Messenger Service" -
-
>> if you mean the "Messenger Service"
>> >listed in the normal Servers in 2000/XP
>> (Start/Run/services.msc), this is in no way related
>> >to MSN Messenger neither integrates with the other (no
>> functionality is added by removing
>> >either), they're completely separate.
>> >____________________________________________
>> >Jonathan Kay
>> >Windows MVP, Messenger
>> >Associate Expert
>> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> >Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> >
>> >"Damian Kelly" <Damiankellyuk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:062c01c377dd$e4fed6d0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> Many Thanks Jonathan, I have searched for TID after
TID
>> >> and have searched the newsgroups but there are not
too
>> >> many posts regarding the prevention of it - I have
>> looked
>> >> at a lot of posts you have sunbmitted but no change,
one
>> >> more quick question - Am I correct in believing that
the
>> >> local messenger service does somehow intergrate with
MSN
>> >> Messenger, not necessarily the way messeges are sent,
>> but
>> >> it intergrates with other MSN Messenger Client
>> >> functionalities?
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Greetings Damian,
>> >> >
>> >> >This key will do it:
>> >>
>>
>
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/disablemessenge
>> >> r.reg
>> >> >
>> >> >This will only work with Windows Messenger 4.x/5.x
or
>> MSN
>> >> Messenger 4.x, it will not have any
>> >> >effect on MSN Messenger 5 or MSN Messenger 6, so if
>> users
>> >> can install this client, this won't
>> >> >help. You might find this helpful:
>> >> >
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=323525 (should
work
>> on
>> >> XP). The MSN Messenger 5/6
>> >> >executable is called "msnmsgr.exe" and Windows
>> Messenger
>> >> 4/5 is called "msmsgs.exe".
>> >> >____________________________________________
>> >> >Jonathan Kay
>> >> >Windows MVP, Messenger
>> >> >Associate Expert
>> >> >
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> >> >Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >"Damian Kelly" <damiankellyuk@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> >news:007a01c377d9$776da9b0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> Is there a reg setting that I can change to
prevent
>> >> users
>> >> >> using MSN Messenger?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> All users must have local admin accounts for
Bespoke
>> >> >> company apps
>> >> >> They are also due to restrictions not in place
(and
>> >> again
>> >> >> we cannot put them in place on the firewall
because
>> of
>> >> >> applications needs etc) so they are always able to
>> >> >> download and re-install if we were to remove it
>> >> >> 1000+ users
>> >> >>
>> >> >> using a Novell Backbone but XP OS on the
>> Workstations -
>> >> so
>> >> >> i can push down a reg change upon login but if
they
>> >> >> reinstal;l obviously this will recorrect it - so I
>> can
>> >> >> eith make a reg change and they will have to
>> reinstall
>> >> >> every day, or I can shedule the reg change to be
>> pushed
>> >> >> out several times daily on a schedule - all help
>> >> >> suggestions much appreciated
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
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