Windows Messenger

[Croos Bustamunky]

I've set the Messenger service in XP to "stop" and its startup mode to
"manual" but it keeps starting on its own anyway. I use ZoneAlarm Pro and it
reports thousands of attempts to access the Internet each hour (sometimes
each minute). I've used Cont_Alt_Del and ended the msmsgs.exe process, but
it just restarts again. What other process is starting this useless (most of
the time) process? Other than increasing Internet "noise" it really does no
harm, but it pisses me off that it keeps doing its own thing.

[data64]

"Croos Bustamunky" <aperronne@tds.net> wrote in
news:xZyxb.84258$Eq1.2252@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com:

> I've set the Messenger service in XP to "stop" and its startup mode to
> "manual" but it keeps starting on its own anyway. I use ZoneAlarm Pro
> and it reports thousands of attempts to access the Internet each hour
> (sometimes each minute). I've used Cont_Alt_Del and ended the
> msmsgs.exe process, but it just restarts again. What other process is
> starting this useless (most of the time) process? Other than
> increasing Internet "noise" it really does no harm, but it pisses me
> off that it keeps doing its own thing.
>
>

I think Outlook Express and possibly Outlook will automatically start MSN
messenger.

Also note, Messenger service in the "services" applet has nothing to do
with MSN Messenger. There are plenty of programs that will allow you to
control what programs automatically launch at startup.
I use StartupCop which is unfortunately, no longer a free download. Some
people had posted links to others in this group. They may have made it to
our FAQ (http://shplink.com/misc/FAQ.htm).

If you want to uninstall MSN Messenger
http://beta.help2go.com/article135.html

data64

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Just go back into admin settings and totally disable it, I did last Nov and have not had
any problems, since it is not related to MSN Msgr...Kill the beast and be done with the
annoyance..


"Croos Bustamunky" <aperronne@tds.net> wrote in message
news:xZyxb.84258$Eq1.2252@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
| I've set the Messenger service in XP to "stop" and its startup mode to
| "manual" but it keeps starting on its own anyway. I use ZoneAlarm Pro and it
| reports thousands of attempts to access the Internet each hour (sometimes
| each minute). I've used Cont_Alt_Del and ended the msmsgs.exe process, but
| it just restarts again. What other process is starting this useless (most of
| the time) process? Other than increasing Internet "noise" it really does no
| harm, but it pisses me off that it keeps doing its own thing.
|
|

[The person you think]

"Croos Bustamunky" <aperronne@tds.net> wrote in message
news:xZyxb.84258$Eq1.2252@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
> I've set the Messenger service in XP to "stop" and its startup mode to
> "manual" but it keeps starting on its own anyway. I use ZoneAlarm Pro and
it
> reports thousands of attempts to access the Internet each hour (sometimes
> each minute). I've used Cont_Alt_Del and ended the msmsgs.exe process, but
> it just restarts again. What other process is starting this useless (most
of
> the time) process? Other than increasing Internet "noise" it really does
no
> harm, but it pisses me off that it keeps doing its own thing.
>
>

Messenger service and msmgr.exe are two different things. If you just want
to get rid of MESSENGER - the one where you can send instant messages, I can
send you a reg hack on the newsgroup here to get rid of it entirely.