Goodevening you all,

How are you doing ?? As for me, pretty good. Have installed SP2 recently and I have a little problem here. Messenger ( MSN ) starts when Windows starts up. I have unchecked the options in Messenger, but it won't work. I don't want MSN to start when windows start, but when I want him to start !

Does anybody knows what I can do about it?

Hugsssss Miranda from the Netherlands

goto tools internet explorer then windows messenger then preferences then you need to uncheck the top option which starts messenger when windows starts up then click on ok hope this helps

This is what we did, but msn keeps showing up whenever I start windows

It's the old 4.7 version which shows up everytime. I have also installed msn 7 and this one doesn't start when windows starts. It's really annoying.

Are you sure it isn't windows messenger starting up........ not msn messenger?

If it is.............

Windows 2000

1. Click Start-> Settings-> Control Panel-> Administrative Tools->Services
2. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
3. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
4. Click the STOP button.
5. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
6. Click OK



Windows XP Home

1. Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2. Click Performance and Maintenance
3. Click Administrative Tools
4. Double click Services Scroll
5. down and highlight "Messenger"
6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
7. Click the STOP button.
8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
9. Click OK



Windows XP Professional
1. Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2. Click Administrative Tools
3. Click Services
4. Double click Services Scroll
5. down and highlight "Messenger"
6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
7. Click the STOP button.
8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
9. Click OK

Originally Posted by ViperGirl

This is what we did, but msn keeps showing up whenever I start windows

It's the old 4.7 version which shows up everytime. I have also installed msn 7 and this one doesn't start when windows starts. It's really annoying.

4.7 is bundled with XP.
If you just want to stop Windows Messenger 4.7 from Auto-Starting

Simply delete the following Registry Key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run\MSMSGS

In order to remove it from your system if you so choose follow the instructions under Messenger (the M section of kelly's korner abc):

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm