Jonathan
Tue Jun 01 13:56:22 CDT 2004
Greetings,
Actually this happens quite a lot (do a quick search of this group for proof). To fix this,
first verify that Windows Messenger has been disabled in its options -- click Start, then
Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and verify that both
'Run this Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts'
(depending on version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow
Windows Messenger to run in the background' (depending on version) are unchecked.
Secondly, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added
a new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
also keep starting. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus
icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'),
click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
After this, reboot and see if the problem is resolved. If it hasn't, you can simply
uninstall Windows Messenger entirely, but be aware by doing so Remote Assistance, Whiteboard
and Application Sharing will no longer function. However, assuming you don't use this
functionality regularly (if you do need it later, you can always reinstall Windows
Messenger), simply close Windows Messenger if it's running (right click the messenger icon in
the notification area/system tray and click close). Then click the Start button, then click
Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
It is recommended that you uninstall Windows Messenger instead of simply using the registry
"hacks" to disable it as if you need Windows Messenger's functionality in the future (as
above), it is much simpler to simply reinstall from
http://messenger.microsoft.com than to
try and figure out why Windows Messenger will just refuse to work (as the registry hacks will
do).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
"Bravoxena" <bravoxena@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:21507C83-4C28-4EB7-A62E-588E954A704B@microsoft.com...
> This is REALLY irksome. I have XP set to remember my email and password on *MSN Messenger*.
>
> BUT, when I startup my computer and go into MSN to sign in, *WINDOWS MESSENGER*, which is
> NOT set to load at started (I made sure of this), complains that I "have signed in at
> another location" with a popup at the bottom-right... Windows messenger doesn't appear to
> have even loaded in the first place.
>
> Why is this happening? This is really odd.