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    How to stop Windows Live Messenger from loading at startup - permanently!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Cakefish, Jul 12, 2010.

  1. Cakefish

    Cakefish ¯\_(?)_/¯

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    I have my new laptop and Windows Live Messenger always appears at start up. I remove it from the list of start up programs in System Configuration but sometimes it still loads at start up and I need to disable it again. Then it does it again. It also appears every time I check my emails on Windows Live with Ineternet Explorer. Talk about being stubborn!

    Any way to stop this - without uninstalling?
     
    Cakefish, Jul 12, 2010
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  2. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    run MSConfig and uncheck it from your startup programs. That should work.



    Also you may want to try a program called Soluto that is like a novice version of MSconfg that lets you selectively disable or delay programs and tries to filter them into categorizes so you know if the program is important or not.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jul 12, 2010
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  3. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    also check in windows live messenger settings for it's own option of starting automatically when windows starts
     
    namaiki, Jul 12, 2010
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  4. J&SinKTO

    J&SinKTO Notebook Deity

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    Messenger - Menu - Tools - Options - Sign-in - uncheck the box "automatically run Windows Live Messenger...."
    Should solve your issue
     
    J&SinKTO, Jul 12, 2010
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  5. xTank Jones16x

    xTank Jones16x PC Elitist

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    That should do it. I did that, and it never runs at start up.

    If it still does that after you have tried that, I would suggest using a different IM client, lol.
     
    xTank Jones16x, Jul 12, 2010
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