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msmsgs.exe Help!
msmsgs.exe is one though little guy. I have tried everything to get rid of this little program running in the background but I can’t seem to stop it. I tried killing it from services.msc, msconfig, I tried moving the file out of the Prefetch folder. I renamed the msmsgs.dll file to a .bak file however when I do this my Norton Anti Virus gives me an error message. Can anyone help?
PS: I am nervous about messing with the system Reg files.
P2hvt
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Posted January 26th, 2004 17:00
Do you trust that site you suggested?
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Posted January 26th, 2004 18:00
Go to Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove programs, find Microsoft Messenger, select remove and follow the wizard. They will give you a place to save your contacts.149
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Posted January 26th, 2004 18:00
Yes, Doug Knox's stuff is legitimate.149
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Posted January 27th, 2004 19:00
I'm running XP Pro, as is everyone in the office I work at. Stopping the messenger service in "services" is a 2 step process. The first part STOPS the service and the second part turns off the automatic call for the service to restart everytime windows opens.
You may have already done this, but it worked for everyone I know...
1. Control panel, Admin tools, services... messenger, right click, choose stop.
2. Control panel, Admin tools, services... messenger, double-click, chose "startup type: disabled".
Hope it help...
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Posted January 27th, 2004 20:00
Correct for 'messenger service'. But msmsgs.exe is 'Windows Messenger', a different application.149
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Posted February 26th, 2004 00:00
I ran that program that someone posted a few posts up to fix this and now I can no longer run MSN at all. I even tried uninstalled it and reinstalling and I just get weird error msgs. Can someone please tell me how to reverse what that script is doing?
thanks
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Posted January 26th, 2004 14:00