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Old February 17th 06, 05:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bill Martin
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Default Windows Messenger

Recently I installed Office 2003 and since then Windows Messenger
(Microsoft's Instant Messenger product) insists on installing itself and
keeping active in the system tray. When I try to close it, I'm told that it
can't be closed because OE is using it.

Now, OE never used it before and I didn't do anything to change OE (current
version, current updates), so I can't see why it suddenly needs some hole in
my firewall that I don't want to have. I don't use Messenger, so it's just
sitting there chewing up resources doing nothing as far as I'm concerned.

Two questions:

1) Does OE in fact need Messenger for some reason?

2) How do I drive a stake through Messenger's heart when it insists
it's being used?

Thanks.

Bill


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Old February 17th 06, 05:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Alias
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Bill Martin wrote:
Recently I installed Office 2003 and since then Windows Messenger
(Microsoft's Instant Messenger product) insists on installing itself and
keeping active in the system tray. When I try to close it, I'm told that it
can't be closed because OE is using it.

Now, OE never used it before and I didn't do anything to change OE (current
version, current updates), so I can't see why it suddenly needs some hole in
my firewall that I don't want to have. I don't use Messenger, so it's just
sitting there chewing up resources doing nothing as far as I'm concerned.

Two questions:

1) Does OE in fact need Messenger for some reason?


No.


2) How do I drive a stake through Messenger's heart when it insists
it's being used?

Thanks.

Bill


Open OE. Tools/Options/General tab. Untick Automatically log on to
Windows Messenger.

If you have your contacts pane enabled, disable it.

Now, open MSN Messenger/Tools/Options/General and untick "Automatically
run Messenger when I log on to Windows".

Alias

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Old February 17th 06, 06:26 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Bill Martin
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Default Windows Messenger

You were exactly right. Apparently installing Office 2003 tweaked OE's
settings as well.

Thanks for your help.

Bill
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Bill Martin wrote:
Recently I installed Office 2003 and since then Windows Messenger
(Microsoft's Instant Messenger product) insists on installing itself and
keeping active in the system tray. When I try to close it, I'm told that
it can't be closed because OE is using it.

Now, OE never used it before and I didn't do anything to change OE
(current version, current updates), so I can't see why it suddenly needs
some hole in my firewall that I don't want to have. I don't use
Messenger, so it's just sitting there chewing up resources doing nothing
as far as I'm concerned.

Two questions:

1) Does OE in fact need Messenger for some reason?


No.


2) How do I drive a stake through Messenger's heart when it insists
it's being used?

Thanks.

Bill


Open OE. Tools/Options/General tab. Untick Automatically log on to Windows
Messenger.

If you have your contacts pane enabled, disable it.

Now, open MSN Messenger/Tools/Options/General and untick "Automatically
run Messenger when I log on to Windows".

Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.



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Old February 17th 06, 08:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
PA Bear
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Default Windows Messenger

See http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_messenger.htm. For Messenger/Outlook
Express tweaks, see http://kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_oe.htm.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Bill Martin wrote:
Recently I installed Office 2003 and since then Windows Messenger
(Microsoft's Instant Messenger product) insists on installing itself and
keeping active in the system tray. When I try to close it, I'm told that
it can't be closed because OE is using it.

Now, OE never used it before and I didn't do anything to change OE
(current version, current updates), so I can't see why it suddenly needs
some hole in my firewall that I don't want to have. I don't use
Messenger, so it's just sitting there chewing up resources doing nothing
as far as I'm concerned.
Two questions:

1) Does OE in fact need Messenger for some reason?

2) How do I drive a stake through Messenger's heart when it insists
it's being used?

Thanks.

Bill


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Old February 17th 06, 08:16 PM posted to microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
Alias
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Posts: 164
Default Windows Messenger

Bill Martin wrote:

You were exactly right. Apparently installing Office 2003 tweaked OE's
settings as well.

Thanks for your help.

Bill


You're welcome.

Alias
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"Alias" wrote in message
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Bill Martin wrote:

Recently I installed Office 2003 and since then Windows Messenger
(Microsoft's Instant Messenger product) insists on installing itself and
keeping active in the system tray. When I try to close it, I'm told that
it can't be closed because OE is using it.

Now, OE never used it before and I didn't do anything to change OE
(current version, current updates), so I can't see why it suddenly needs
some hole in my firewall that I don't want to have. I don't use
Messenger, so it's just sitting there chewing up resources doing nothing
as far as I'm concerned.

Two questions:

1) Does OE in fact need Messenger for some reason?


No.


2) How do I drive a stake through Messenger's heart when it insists
it's being used?

Thanks.

Bill


Open OE. Tools/Options/General tab. Untick Automatically log on to Windows
Messenger.

If you have your contacts pane enabled, disable it.

Now, open MSN Messenger/Tools/Options/General and untick "Automatically
run Messenger when I log on to Windows".

Alias

Use the Reply to Sender feature of your news reader program to email me.
Utiliza Responder al Remitente para mandarme un mail.

 




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