Ctrl Alt Del
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join:2002-02-18
| Stop Messenger from starting when visit websites!!
With XP, if you visit say hotmail.com, Windows Messenger starts up automatically, and wont close because "It is needed". Well, it is far from needed and here is how you can prevent it from being started when visiting those kind of web sites.
Fire up the registry editor, and go to the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{F3A614DC-ABE0-11d2-A441-00C04F795683} and delete the entire key! No reboot needed!
Cheers.
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C0deZer0
Oc'D To Rhythm And Police
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join:2001-10-03
Davenport, FL
 ·Verizon FIOS
|  Note: Ctrl Alt Del and I are using Xp Pro, and it works perfectly. NO REBOOT NEEDED. However, as always, BACK UP YOUR REGISTRY BEFORE DOING THIS!
This particular trick works VERY well  . Now you can get your hotmail w/o MSN/Windows messenger loading up and intruding 
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Chimofu
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join:2001-03-26
Oakland, CA
clubs: | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Ctrl, and Code, thank for the tip, I have been looking around for something like this. a big thumbs up*S*
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C0deZer0
Oc'D To Rhythm And Police
Premium
join:2001-10-03
Davenport, FL
·Verizon FIOS
|  reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Now this pops an interesting question: would this work on a non-Xp OS with MSN messenger installed?
Anyone care to test this theory out? (I really don't wanna go back to 98SE   )
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jansson_mark
Markus Jansson
Premium
join:2001-08-05
Finland |  reply to Ctrl Alt Del
No such registry tree!
I couldnt find any HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ tree? Whats up? |
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Coniac
join:2000-07-27
Chicago, IL
clubs: | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Re: Stop Messenger from starting when visit websites!!
will this also work for outlook express? |
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Matt_DJ
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join:2002-01-16
UK
clubs: | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Thanks for that......its just what i needed, it was so annoying when the messenger kept starting up..... |
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C0deZer0
Oc'D To Rhythm And Police
Premium
join:2001-10-03
Davenport, FL
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Ctrl Alt Del
quote:
I couldnt find any HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\ tree? Whats up?
For a minute there, I thought so as well, but it's waaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy down there. You'll have to let it scroll quite a bit, and be careful, as I almost passed it myself quote:
will this also work for outlook express?
Why not give it a try? I haven't been able to test it extensively (I prefer Outlook XP), so it might work there as well
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slash
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-01
Boston
clubs:
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Ctrl Alt Del
For those interested, I also wrote an faq on how to remove Messenger totally in XP. »The Broadband Reports Windows XP FAQ »How can I stop Windows Messenger from running?
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Robert
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join:2002-03-11
South Dildo, NL | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Off topic, but curious. I already know the easy ones, but how do you do the complex emoticons, like the white face and huge grin (without the ones at the top of post screen) |
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slash
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-01
Boston
clubs:
·Verizon FIOS
| A little of topic?
Just right click on the image in the post window, click propterties, and copy and paste the url. Then follow this step with that url.
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tsifox
join:2000-06-12
There | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
I have been looking for this because MSN messenger drove me nuts every time I wanted to check my email in hotmail.
Thank you:) |
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Chancer
Premium
join:2001-03-27
Indianapolis, IN
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I'm having a similar IM problem. Whenever I open Hotmail or Outlook Express, IM starts an install wizard, and errors because it can't find files on a local server. My IM works fine...this just happens when trying to use Hotmail or OE. This started after I upgraded IM to 4.6.077 a couple of weeks ago. I tried deleting the reg key above on a flier, hoping it would work, but alas..no such luck.
Any ideas from the DSLR braintrust? |
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jansson_mark
Markus Jansson
Premium
join:2001-08-05
Finland | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Found it!
Heh, how can I be so blind! Its off....hehhehehehehee! Thanks! |
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danc694u
And Your Point Is?
join:2002-01-10
Moody, AL
|  reply to C0deZer0
Re: Stop Messenger from starting when visit websites!!
said by C0deZer0:
Now this pops an interesting question: would this work on a non-Xp OS with MSN messenger installed?
Anyone care to test this theory out? (I really don't wanna go back to 98SE )
Works fine on winME also. No problems.
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IamZed
Premium
join:2001-01-10
Dayton, OH
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Fantastic!
That fixed an even larger problem for me. You see I had gotten so tired of Messinger I renamed it. The only problem was when I went to Hotmail with my laptop it just locked up. Every time. I had to wait till I got home to check my mail. Right after trying this edit I went to check my mail and all is fine. Good Call!
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Jimbo40
Premium
join:2001-01-07
New York, NY | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Re: Stop Messenger from starting when visit websites!!
You just made my day. Thanks for this easy tip! |
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Ctrl Alt Del
Premium
join:2002-02-18 | reply to Ctrl Alt Del
Chancer, just do my trick to remove Messenger from starting when you visit web sites!
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GolfBall$
Premium
join:2002-01-08 | that works greaat Ctrl Alt Del. i just disabled messenger with zap but it still showed up in systemtray and now it doesn't. thanks! |
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beeman65
join:2001-07-23
Mckeesport, PA
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Thank you CTRL-ALT-DEL! Every other Messenger option never worked because I use MSN. Luckily this one worked! I loaded up MSN and usually a slight delay and hourglass with Messenger loading. Then I had to right-click the tray icon and click Exit. Then I had to open the XP Task Manager to clear the process. It was time consuming, but this saves me that time. Thanks again! |
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