[RESOLVED] Where Does Windows Messenger Hide?

[MartinLiss]

I have XP. Windows Messenger currently starts up when I reboot and I don't want it to do that. I expected to find it in

C:\Documents and Settings\Martin Liss\Start Menu\Programs|Startup

or

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs|Startup

but I don't see it.

[si_the_geek]

I got rid of it a long time ago, so this is just a guess.. it's probably in the registry under one of these keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

If not, run "MSConfig" (it will be in your path, so can be run from the normal Run dialog) and look at the StartUp tab.

[MartinLiss]

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run was it, thanks.

[penagate]

I also don't have it any more but isn't it an option? It is in MSN Messenger... Tools -> Options -> General -> Automatically run Messenger when I log on to Windows.

If I remember rightly it is something similar in Windows Messenger.

[visualAd]

msconfig also displays them in a more user fiendly way in XP.

[MartinLiss]

I also don't have it any more but isn't it an option? It is in MSN Messenger... Tools -> Options -> General -> Automatically run Messenger when I log on to Windows.

If I remember rightly it is something similar in Windows Messenger.

You're correct!

[MartinLiss]

msconfig also displays them in a more user fiendly way in XP.

Could be but at the time when I looked I didn't see any mention of Messenger.

[|2eM!x]

Do you have the messenger thing disabled in your services window? Those really annoying black popups?

[MartinLiss]

Do you have the messenger thing disabled in your services window? Those really annoying black popups?

I never get any popups thanks to the Google toolbar.