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More info?)
Hi Vonny,
Can you be more specific about "closing"? Do you mean you're just getting signed out or the
entire application is disappearing?
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"vonny" <vonny@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hi jonathan, i´ve just looked at this site for the first time, trying to
> sort a problem. my messenger closes every few mins and its driving me crazy.
> i never use outlook express and it was fine till a few days ago. i´ve scanned
> for worms and i have no spyware as i use a spybot search and destroy. i used
> to have messenger running 24/7 but it keeps shutting me out. can you help?
>
> thanks vonny
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Matthew,
>>
>> Yes you can, however this will lose the integration between Outlook Express and Messenger
>> (if
>> you use this functionality at all). To do so, close Outlook Express, then download and
>> run
>> the following .reg file:
>>
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/downloads/stopmessenger_oe.reg
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "Matthew" <matthew@bellnet.ca> wrote in message
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>> > Hello everyone!
>> > I have just begun to use messenger as my kids have it. However, I use an
>> > email screening program and thus don't want outlook express running whenever
>> > I'm on. However, when I close Outlook express, it closes my messnger which
>> > I'd like to leave on. Is there a way to configure Messenger so that when I
>> > close Outlook express, it does not close messenger and thus cut me off?
>> > Thanks a heap!
>> > --
>> > Matthew
>>
>>
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