Stop messenger from starting on startup

Posted: 02-28-2004, 03:31 PM
I can't stop messenger from starting on startup. I've
done the preferences thing and unchecked every box. I've
turned it off in Outlook and IE. I've downloaded Tweak UI
powertoys and made some changes with that and it still
continues to turn on and bring up that anoying little
screen at startup. I don't care if it's on the machine
but I don't want it on all the time.
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Re: Stop messenger from starting on startup
Posted: 02-28-2004, 05:32 PM
Greetings,

Do you have Norton Antivirus installed? Recent versions of Norton Antivirus added a new
"instant messaging scanning" feature, which can conflict with Windows 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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"wonheart" <wonheart@charter.net> wrote in message
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>I can't stop messenger from starting on startup. I've
> done the preferences thing and unchecked every box. I've
> turned it off in Outlook and IE. I've downloaded Tweak UI
> powertoys and made some changes with that and it still
> continues to turn on and bring up that anoying little
> screen at startup. I don't care if it's on the machine
> but I don't want it on all the time.

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