re: msmsgs.exe
Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at 1:28 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Xenon
(1 messages posted)
Hi there!
If the proces msmsgs.exe pops up every time, even after killing it over and over
again, please check the following to get rid of it:
1.- Check your registry in HKEYCurrentUser\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run...
Good chance you will find an entry here which is defined like ...Windows/messenger/msmsgs.exe
/background. Right?
2.- If so, delete the entry and hop to another key and then back to \Run again...
and notice that the entry will be born again. Right?
3.- If so, the registry entry is kept alive by another process, named wcescomm.exe
which resides in the Windows/Prefetch-directory. It will also be stated in your running
process-list. If so, kill it first before going on!
4.- Delete wcescomm.exe in you /Windows/Prefetch-dir.
5.- Next, delete the malicious registry entry (see 1.)
6.- Make a hop to another regkey and then return to the \Run-key and notice that
the malicious entry is NOT rebuild again as it was before (in step 2.)
7.- Now you're done. No more messenger-sh!t will be running in background.
On Friday, August 1, 2003 at 4:47 am, Dave wrote:
>Bob:
>Thank you for your quick response to my question.
>"Messenger Service" and "Windows Messenger" are two different programs. I have had
>Messenger Service disabled for some time. I use Windows Messenger once in a while;
>but do not want it running when not in use.
>
>
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- re: msmsgs.exe (Dave: Friday, August 1, 2003 at 4:47 am)
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