re: Outlook Express starts Win Messenger, why?! How to get rid of it?
Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 6:48 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by J.T. Kiser
(195 messages posted)
Stop Windows Messenger from Auto-Starting
Simply delete the following Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\MSMSGS
Remove MSN Messenger from Outlook Express
Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express. Value Name: Hide Messenger,
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value), Value Data: (2 = remove messenger). Create a
new DWORD value, or modify the existing value, called 'Hide Messenger' and set the
value to 2.
Exit your registry, you may need to restart or log out of Windows for the change
to take effect.
On Monday, November 18, 2002 at 4:08 pm, barondro wrote:
>Hi fellas.
>Everytime I start Outlook Express, Windows Messenger loads with it too - despite
>my Outlook Express setting not to start it. What's even more annoying is that I
cannot
>close it (Windows Messenger) even after I have closed Outlook Express. It says:
"
>There are other applications currently using features provided by Windows Messenger.
>You must close these applications before you can exit Windows Messenger. These applications
>may include Outlook, Outlook Express, MSN Explorer, and Internet Explorer. " I have
>of course tryied to close it with everything else cosed. I couldn't. Help!!
>I run Win XP Pro with SP 1. Outlook version is 6.00. Messenger Version is 4.7.
>I don't think you will need hardware info, but what the hek. MSI motherboard, AMD
>Athlon 1600+ XP, 512 RAM, ATI All-In-Wonder 8500DV...
>Thanks for help.
>
>barondro
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