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Hi Boo,
Excellent
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
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"Boo" <Boo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Jonathan
> Thank you so much for all your help, it worked. Thank you.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Boo,
>>
>> Both Messenger clients operate on the same network so you don't need to worry about losing
>> your contacts. You'll simply need to disable Windows Messenger. You can do so by opening
>> 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).
>> ____________________________________________
>> 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) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "Boo" <Boo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:C5D48F30-1EBC-4F7F-87C2-37C8D8F21F25@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi there. I have two icons at the bottom right of my screen that say I have
>> > two messenger programs. A friend told me about 7.5 so I downloaded it and
>> > now I have two. How do I change it to only have 1 messenger icon without
>> > losing my contact names in the original one
>>
>>
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