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I have removed ICQ from the start up menu but am unable to find MSN Messenger. They both drag up the internet connection window, and both load up upon conecting to the internet which is annoying for everyone else using the computer. I want to use these applications but only when I open them. How can I go about this?

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If MSN Messenger isnt in the Startup menu, then the Setting will probably be in the 
Programs Setup/Settings/Options or whatever, so open MSN and check the settings for 
something like "Start with Windows" or similar.

ICQ window, click on the "Main" button there, then select "Preferences", then click 
on the "Connections" on the Left of that window, in the "General" window, look  for 
"Launch ICQ on Startup" uncheck the box, click Apply and OK it.

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Messenger is listed as msmsgs, but just unchecking it in msconfig won't help. In 
addition to the previous suggestion, you need uncheck "always allow this program 
to run in the background."



Carol

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You can remove it from the windows registry if it is in there.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run


On Wednesday, January 29, 2003 at 2:22 am, Stephen King wrote:
>I have a question about How
>do I stop a program from running whenever I start Windows?:

>I have removed ICQ from the start up menu but am unable to find MSN Messenger. They
>both drag up the internet connection window, and both load up upon conecting to the
>internet which is annoying for everyone else using the computer. I want to use these
>applications but only when I open them. How can I go about this?
>

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