windows messenger

[dombanks]

does anyone know how to stop windows messenger from starting up automatically when i log on each morning? i dont even turn the PC off overnight just hibernate it.

its doing my nut in. its the only critisism i have of my new work pc using win 7. snap and hide and stuff is still amusing me

[Captain Colonial]

Sign in to Messenger.

Go to the "Show Menu" icon on the right side just below your Mail icon, click on it and a pull down menu appears - choose Tools, the Options at the bottom.

In Options menu on left, choose Sign In.

Untick Automatically run Windows Live Messenger when I log into Windows, and also untick Allow automatic sign in when connected to the Internet.

That should do it, hopefully.

[Stuart]

This is on XP but should be similar on 7

Windows key and R at the same time

Type msconfig

Select startup tab

Untick everything you don't want to start on startup

Then

Windows key and R at the same time

Type services.msc

Find the Messenger listing and turn it to manual if you ever use it or disabled if you don't

Not sure you actaully need to do both of those but it should stop it

[Blatman]

Captain C's method will stop it logging in automatically.

Stuarts method will stop the programme running at start up and sitting in the background taking up resources. It will still run perfectly normally if you click it's icon / shortcut or whatever, but doing what Stuart suggests with as many programmes as possible will really improve boot up times and general performance for any PC to which they are applied.

[dombanks]

messenger is not in the list for start up

the only things from microsoft are

DbrmTrayicon

Groove monitor Utility

Microsoft windows operating system

any other ideas? i thought about just sacking off the program totally by deleting it buts its not in the list of programs either so are they packaging it with something else these days?

[Blatman]

From your opening post, Captain Colonials answer is what you are looking for as a basic fix.

[dombanks]

in the sign in section all of the boxes are unticked.

that is apaprt from one which is greyed out "open windows live messenger main window when windows live messenger starts.

the atuo start with windows is unticked and still the sodding thing persists, it looks like im doing no work as it keeps coming to the front! sodding thing

in the start menu it is part of the windows live folder so i think ill have a go at getting rid of it all

[peterg]

Have you rebooted for the changes to take effect  

[dombanks]

yes, ive figured it now. it turns out its starting up cos i go to a website that uses windows live such as MSN.co.uk and its just being helful as it thinks i will want to sign on. So its also there in the add-on's thing in windows explorer. you have to disable it there also.

[Blatman]

Good to know