how do i disable yahoo messenger from starting when windows xp starts?
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Open up messenger.\nClick the Messenger menu, Preferences options.\nGo to category: General.\nUntick the top checkbox, the one that says "Automatically start Yahoo! Messenger."
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Removing MSN Messenger in Win XP\n\nThere are some programs we just don't want, specially when Microsoft force them upon us, one such as the damn Messenger program that sticks to the system try, waiting to catch unwanted calls and virus.\n\nThat's right: MSN Messenger got it's own load of virus. There are ways to remove them, but better still is to delete the whole problem, Messenger itself.\n\nMicrosoft has made it as hard as possible to remove it from your system. Both MSN Messenger and MSN Explorer not only take up space on the system, but Messenger also runs in the background at startup, stealing precious RAM and resources.\n\nMessenger does not appear in the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel.  In order for it to show up there, you must first edit the file named sysoc.inf.  This file can be found in a folder named INF, which is a subfolder of the Windows folder (or in some cases the winnt folder, depending on how your OS was installed).  You can open that file in notepad.  Look for the following line:\nmsmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,\nmsmsgs.inf,hide,7\nand remove the word "hide" while leaving the commas on place. Close and save the file, and then open the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel, so that you can remove it like any other program.\n\nEven more Win XP to tweak
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Start > Control Panel > Add And Remove > Windows Messenger
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2 ways, either let the msger start up, then goto messenger, preferences, and untick automatically start Yahoo Messenger\n\nor, if that doesn't work, Start-Run type or copy and paste msconfig, goto start up, and uncheck the Y!msger from there, hope that helps\n\nR3dm0
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This is what worked with MSN Messenger:\n1. Open up Messenger\n2. Tools > Options\n3. Preferences\n4. Uncheck "Run Windows Messenger when Windows Starts\n\nOpen up Yahoo Messenger and look for something similar
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if u really want to stop it go to \nstart>run>then type msconfig and press enter\nnow go to start up tab\nand disable the program from start up
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click the start button, select run. type MSCONFIG and click ok\n\nin the last tab, untick anything you dont want to run at startup
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Go to Add/remove program in the control panel. Highlight the Yahoo messenger and then click Remove.
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Click on "Messenger" at the top.\n\nClick "Connection Preferences"\n\nClick on "Alerts & Sounds"\n\nAnd in there it can be turned off.\n\nOr another way is just to turn off your speakers.
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before you sign in to messenger uncheck the box that says "automatically sign in"
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Go to Start menu and click on Run - type: msconfig - and press enter. Go to Start-up tab and disable the things you don't want to run at start up.  But be careful not to disable the important things needed to start you PC.
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Go to preferences and turn it off.\n\nOr\n\nEdit the registry and disable it.
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Net send relies on Messenger Service, By default in XP SP2, Messenger Service is disabled, Re-enable it in Services.msc
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go to your control panel and then click on the Add/Remove Programs icon and then click on the Add/Remove Windows Components tab on the left side of the screen and there will be a list of programs. Uncheck the box next to the Windows messenger icon click next and that should take care of it. \nbbug
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Unless they have changed it in the latest version, the removal procedure is:\nStart -> Control Panel\nAdd or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components\nUncheck MSN Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Messenger.\nClick Next\nClick Finish\n\nKeep in mind that if you use Outlook Express for your email, you may not be able to remove Windows Messenger. If this is the case, then you will want to remove it from the start up, so that it no longer starts when your computer starts. \n\nWhen the program is open, it will either be on the screen or down in the right hand corner as an icon in the system tray. Double click to get it open on the screen, then find the settings window. It should be under Preferences, Tools, Option, Settings or System, I don't remember which. Then find the tab with the start up options and uncheck the box to start when Windows starts.\n\nIf that doesn't work, then go \nStart -> Startup -> Windows Messenger\nRight click on Windows Messenger, and then click delete. Click "Delete Shortcut" and it will remove the program from the startup folder.\n\nIf all these fail, then more radical action is required. Let me know and I will try to help via email.\n\nGood luck!
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I had this problem many times on Windows XP after certain updates...My suggestion is to find an older version of yahoo messenger maybe 6
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Simply enable the messenger service by going in control panel > administrative tools > services\n\nthis service is not enable by defualt in windows 2003, when it is in 2000