Bloody Msn Msgr

blahblah06 · 29-09-2005 9:50am #1

Hi guys. Ok everytime i turn on my comp the stupid messenger connects to a really old version and i have to sign into the new one to kick me out of the old one. How do i get rid of it. im not very comp literate. so in steps would be great

garthv · 29-09-2005 9:55am

What version of windows have you got?

blahblah06 · 29-09-2005 9:56am

the new one like 7.4 but i think the other one is 4.1 or something

cormie · 29-09-2005 10:00am

I think that might be windows messenger the old one, go to control panel, set program access and defaults and you can uninstall it somewhere there!

irlrobins · 29-09-2005 10:01am

sounds like you have windows messenger AND msn messenger installed. I'd remove the windows messenger. Start->settings->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs. Click on Add/Remove Windows Components button on the left and then remove the tick beside windows messenger. Then click next.

Should solve that problem for once and for all.

(you might need SP2 to be installed in order to be able to remove Windows Messenger)

blahblah06 · 29-09-2005 10:01am

cormie its not in control panel thats what is pissing me off

blahblah06 · 29-09-2005 10:02am

hi i do have sp2. so what your saying is to unistall the new one then reinstall it ?

irlrobins · 29-09-2005 10:04am

no.

you have 2 separate programs. One is WINDOWS Messenger, the other is MSN messenger. If you have MSN one there's no need (IMO) to have Windows messenger so just get rid of it by uninstalling it.

That will fix the problem in your original post.

blahblah06 · 29-09-2005 10:05am

Cool i must check that when i get home. I dont think i have two but i must have LOL cheers guys

irlrobins · 29-09-2005 10:06am

you do. Trust me. ;-)

deckie27 · 29-09-2005 12:24pm

Youu can go into settings on windows messenger as untick the "auto start with windows"

uch · 29-09-2005 4:29pm

You can remove the run line from the registry at: HKLM\software\microsoft\windows\current version\run and then delete the key that says MSMSGR.EXE then your problem should be gone

mp3guy · 29-09-2005 4:34pm

ah, rookies :rolleyes:

Start>Run

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

The Real B-man · 29-09-2005 4:43pm

get rid of that bastarding windows messenger load of ****e

PowerHouseDan · 29-09-2005 5:29pm

Start-Run, Type " msconfig " Click Startup and uncheck msmsgs and leave msnmsgr

smeggle · 29-09-2005 8:43pm

Alternativiely you could do yourself a favour and remove both of the security prone bits of rubbish. favourite is that popup bug that abounds on some machines.

mp3guy - be kind - thats cruel that is lol

same for uch - you'll scare the living bejebus out of the bod sending them into the reg lol

powerhouse dans method will result in a message telling you that you changed a setting in msconfig on next reboot - simple tick the do not show again box and ok out of it.

the method by irlrobins is your simplest (And correct way for a novice user) to switch of windows messenger.

Myself though I'd rather use 'Trillian' or 'Skype' (I use skype now) and import all your msn settings etc and have a lot less problems with security issues which msn is prone to ...

Pop - Up's are there foretee lol

irlrobins · 29-09-2005 10:22pm

smeggle wrote:

the method by irlrobins is your simplest (And correct way for a novice user) to switch of windows messenger.

Well I'm not known as Mr Precise for nothing... ;-)

Yook · 29-09-2005 11:54pm

Anyone having problems connecting to Messenger. Every time I try to connect it gives me "temporarily unavailable" ****e.

Bloody Msn Msgr

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