From: "Robert Comer" 

> Why do they make it so hard.....>GRRR<

It's to make it easier for us users. :|

- Bob Comer


"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:42bad49c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> OK, thanks.  What's odd, is that it never started till after yesterday,
> when I manually started it to do some testing with a video conference
> thingie. Now, the bloody things starts everytime I start OE, even though
> I've turned off the Start Windows Messenger when Windows starts...
>
> Why do they make it so hard.....>GRRR<
>
> --
>
> Glenn M.
> "Robert Comer" 
wrote in message
> news:42bad028$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> There is a setting in the policies that does that, but it slows OE down
>> by a LOT.
>>
>> The easiest way to do what you want is to set the permissions on the
>> messenger exe's and dll files so that nobody can execute them --
>> Messenger is effectively disabled and you can reenable it if you want.
>> You probably want to adjust the permissions before and after a SP
>> though...
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>>
>> "Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
>> news:42bac4d0{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> ARGH!!  Somehow, the dumb "Start Windows Messenger"
had been toggled on,
>>> which drops off my Trillian connection to MSN, and brings up the built
>>> in Windows Messenger when I start Outlook Express.  I THOUGHT I had
>>> disabled it everywhere I can, but obviously not.  I recall that there
>>> was a setting SOMEWHERE in the myriad of options on XP to disable use of
>>> Windows Messenger (not Windows Messaging, the service).
>>>
>>> Any pointers to the buried location of this checkbox would be
>>> appreciated. .
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Glenn M.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

--- BBBS/NT v4.01 Flag-5