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More info?)
Thanks, but when I ran msmsgs there was no "Run this...." option in
preferences and the "Allow to run in the background" was unchecked. I have
version 4.7.2009. My firewall knew the difference between 4.7 and 6.2 so I
finally had to tell it to block all 4.7 activity and that seemed to solve the
problem. I have NAV and turned off the option to IM when a problem was
found, but are you saying that even using NAV to virus scan my IM sessions is
causing 4.7 to start? If I turn off the feature to virus scan IM sessions,
aren't I opening my system up to problems?
Arthur
"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> Greetings Arthur,
>
> You'll simply need to disable Windows Messenger 4.7. To do so, open it up (click Start, then
> Run, type "msmsgs" and click OK), click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and uncheck 'Run this
> Program when Windows starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on
> version) as well as 'Allow this program to run in the background' or 'Allow Windows Messenger
> to run in the background' (depending on version). This won't remove Windows Messenger, so
> features like Remote Assistance, Whiteboard and Application Sharing will continue to work,
> but it will let it stay out of your way.
>
> Also, do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a
> new "instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Messenger and cause it to
> also keep starting. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus
> icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'),
> click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
> ____________________________________________
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> Associate Expert
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>
> "Arthur" <Arthur@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19FC45A5-63F2-436A-83CC-1B860B2D7F3D@microsoft.com...
> > Whenever I connect to the internet I am automatically signed into .NET
> > messenger. If someone IM's me, then a Messenger 4.7 window pops up.
> > However, I have MSN 6.2 loaded. Why doesn't it use that? How can I stop the
> > default messager from logging in automatically? I don't always want everyone
> > to see every time I go on-line.
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>
>
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