Register a free account to unlock additional features at BleepingComputer.com
Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.


Click here to Register a free account now! or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site.

Latest News:    Ethereum mailing list breach exposes 35,000 to crypto draining attack

Featured Deal: Upgrade your iPad with an Apple Magic Keyboard Folio for under $90

Latest Buyer's Guide:    Best web browsers with built in VPN: Boost online privacy

Generic User Avatar
- - - - -

How To Disable Windows Messenger

Started by acklan , Feb 01 2006 02:55 AM

  • Please log in to reply
2 replies to this topic

#1 acklan

acklan

    Bleepin' cat's meow


  • Avatar image
  • Members
  • 8,532 posts
  • OFFLINE
    •  
  • Gender:Not Telling
  • Location:Baton Rouge, La.
  • Local time:09:11 AM

Posted 01 February 2006 - 02:55 AM

How To Disable Windows Messenger



Guide Overview

This will describe how to stop Windows Messenger from loading when Windows starts up.

Instructions

1) Start Windows Messenger.

2) From the toolbar go to Tools>Preferences

3) There are a series of check boxes. Remove the check from the top two.

a) (Uncheck)Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts
b) (uncheck)Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background

4) Exit Windows Messenger.

NOTE: You will still be able to start Mssenger manually.
"2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award"

BC AdBot (Login to Remove)

 

#2 gatetech72

gatetech72

  • Avatar image
  • Members
  • 25 posts
  • OFFLINE
    •  
  • Location:Rochester
  • Local time:10:11 AM

Posted 19 July 2006 - 06:51 AM

To completely remove it you can goto start then control panel then add remove programs then add remove windows components then uncheck windwos messenger. Click next and reboot

#3 acklan

acklan

    Bleepin' cat's meow

  • Topic Starter

  • Avatar image
  • Members
  • 8,532 posts
  • OFFLINE
    •  
  • Gender:Not Telling
  • Location:Baton Rouge, La.
  • Local time:09:11 AM

Posted 20 July 2006 - 04:48 AM

Thank you for the suggestion.
"2007 & 2008 Windows Shell/User Award"
Back to Internet Applications Mini-Guides


1 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users


  1. BleepingComputer Forums
  2. → BleepingComputer Applications and Guides
  3. → Mini guides and how-tos - Simple answers to common questions
  4. → Internet Applications Mini-Guides
  5. Privacy Policy
  6. Rules ·