I have a problem with msn starting up at the lower right hand side of tool bar ever time I open outlook express. In my account it does not show up but in the wifes and the kids accounts it shows up. I do not have msn chat or any other chat programs on my computer. Because I have had problems when the kids use it I get virus's and computer crahses. So I just eleminate that problem.I have went to each account and unchecked the box from starting msn. Still it pops up, that little icon right next to the clock. I want to stop this from happening because I don't want my kids to set it up and my computer crash again. Please help.

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Uninstall it in add/remove programs.

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It's not in the add\remove programs. So what else can I try.


On Monday, November 12, 2007 at 1:33 pm, Steve wrote:
>Uninstall it in add/remove programs.

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If it is not installed then it can't be used. The Messenger Icon in System tray may just be a leftover from a past install. If Messenger does still open, then you could reinstall it to repair the Uninstall function, or remove it manually, by deleting the Messenger Folder in the Program Folder, any shortcuts left in program Menu, and manually editing the registry of any Messenger remnants.

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Remove MSN Messenger from Outlook Express (All Versions)

Reference...http://www.pctools.com/guides/registry/detail/98

This tweak is used to remove MSN Instant Messenger functionality and integration 
from Outlook Express. 

Open the registry editior....Start - Run - type: REGEDIT then hit Enter. Navigate 
to the following location. 

Create a new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'Hide Messenger' and 
edit the value according to the settings below. 

Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change 
to take effect. 
 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express  
 
Settings 
Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express]
Value Name: Hide Messenger
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (2 = remove messenger)

WARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require 
you to reinstall your operating system. 
 

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