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How to turn off/disable Windows Messenger

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by paul43, 2005/01/19.

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  1. 2005/01/19
    paul43

    paul43 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I am running WinXP Pro Edition. Can someone please tell me how to turn off/disable Windows Messenger.
    Thank you
     
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    charlesvar

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    Hello paul,

    Windows Messenger is an XP service.

    Start > run > type services.msc > ok. In the Services page > scroll down to Messenger and double click on the line. In the dialog box > change startup type to disabled. It'll be running, you can stop it w/o rebooting. On your next reboot it won't startup.

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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    A possibility of confusion, Windows Messenger and Messenger Service.

    Charles refers to the latter but I think Paul is referring to the former.

    Messenger Service is disabled by default in XP-SP2.

    Windows Messenger runs as a process (in Taskmanager = msmsgs.exe) and gets started at boot time.

    Disable/Remove Windows Messenger

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    paul43

    paul43 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Windows Messenger

    Thanks Charlesvar/Christer.
    Yes Christer I did mean Windows Messenger.
     
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    paul43

    paul43 Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    I found another way that seems to be a bit easier.

    Start>Run>
    RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

    If an ERROR message comes up, just disregard.
     
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    Christer

    Christer Geek Member Staff

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    Yes but that command removes WM, it doesn't just turn off/disable.

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