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More info?)
My NAV is 2003. I don't find an MSN Messenger on my options, so I'm guessing
I'm SOL. I suppose I can live with it. It's merely annoying....not
interferring with anything. Thanks anyway.
Any chance you know anything about getting rid of installation pop-ups (CDT;
Sloctchbar; Media Tickets)??????
"Michael Katz [MVP]" wrote:
> Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Most new anti-virus scanners have IM
> scanning features, which protect users when they're being sent files. Of
> course, this also forces the program to load at start-up.
>
> If so, you can always turn off this feature in Norton by going to the
> Options menu --> Instant Messenger --> uncheck the box marked "MSN/Windows
> Messenger".
>
> Let me know how it turns out.
>
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> "TanaMary" <TanaMary@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8B6A8A3A-B534-4E72-89CB-CEE37872113D@microsoft.com...
> > This doesn't work. I've turned it off and on several times and it still
> > opens on start up. I'd like to disable it, as well. Any other ideas?
> >
> > "Michael Katz [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> To get MSN Messenger not to start at start-up, click the Tools menu in
> >> Messenger --> Options --> General. Uncheck the box marked "Automatically
> >> run
> >> Messenger when I log on to Windows".
> >>
> >> As for Yahoo Messenger, click on the Messenger menu --> Preferences -->
> >> General. Uncheck the box at the top marked "Automatically start Yahoo
> >> Messenger".
> >>
> >> Hope that helps you!
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >> Michael Katz [MVP - MSN Client]
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >> "Stephanie" <shgrimm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:07db01c4b646$b47292b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> > How can I get Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger to NOT
> >> > launch at start up? I can't find a way to get them
> >> > unattached to start, but still be able to launch when I
> >> > want to use. Running XP. Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
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