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I recently got a new PC with Windows XP Pro on it. All works fine, and after having installed MSN Messenger 6.1 beta and rebooting I noticed something strange that I can’t fix right away.
My DSL connection requires dial-up thanks to the stupid modem my ISP sold me (I’ll get it replaced soon). I connect to the internet and MSN Messenger starts to sign me in. Once signed in and all contacts are loaded, I get thrown off and the messenger alert pop-up window (the one in the bottom-right of the screen) appears saying that I’ve been disconnected because I signed in elsewhere. I click to re-connect and then the Windows Messenger alert pop-up appears to tell me I’ve been disconnected because I signed in elsewhere.
Is there any way that I can stop Windows Messenger from loading when Windows is started? I’ve already unchecked the boxes for “run in the background” and “load when windows starts up”, but that doesn’t seem to solve the problem.
Using the Add/Remove Windows Components thing to delete Windows Messenger doesn’t help either as it only removes the link to Windows Messenger from the start menu…All ideas are welcome 🙂
Are both MSN messenger and Windows Messenger running at the same time when you are trying to log on? If so this might be your problem, as there has been some compatibility issues when both MSN messenger & Windows Messenger are running.
Are you still able to run Windows Messenger after uninstalling? If so, and you are trying to completely remove it; try deleting the directory it resides in under Program Files, and (if you know what you are doing) remove the registry keys relating to the program in the registry. If this doesn’t fix your problem then try reinstalling MSN Messenger after removing Windows Messenger.
Hellsfury, when I uninstall Windows Messenger using the Add/Remove Windows Components option, the program itself isn’t removed but instead merely the link in the start menu gets removed. Also, ideally I’d like to keep Windows Messenger installed for my second .Net Passport rather than installing some plug-in that’ll allow running of multiple MSN Messengers at the same time.
Is there perhaps a registry key that I can edit that now lets Windows Messenger start up when Windows starts, even though I’ve unchecked the boxes for “load when Windows starts” and “allow to run in the background” in Windows Messenger’s options?id09, I did do a search in this forum and unfortunately I didn’t find any topics that dealt with this exact problem. I know how to use forums, especially Snitz Forums since I’ve been using them for nearly two years and am a moderator at the Snitz Forums support forums, and searching is the first thing I do when I think I have something worth posting about 😉
This might help u out https://bigblueball.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4435
You can disable windows messenger by using the gpedit.msc but it’s only available in Windows XP Pro. It’s the hidden tweak program in XP Pro.
It seems that if WinXP connects to the internet right away (no dial-up) Windows Messenger will behave and let MSN Messenger stay logged in without problems. I discovered this when I replaced my old DSL modem with a DSL modem with built-in router and now I don’t have to manually log in anymore.
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