I turned off AIM once I got messenger reinstalled. I don't have to deal with AIM now except when I want to. ----- Original Message ----- From: "~Lacey~" <stormy1@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 5:58 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows messenger can't help you with AIM -- messenger seems to be a problem with all Windows XP versions (and its differen than windows messaging SERVICE which someone referred to earlier). ~Lacey~ ----- Original Message ----- From: "milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 7:36 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows messenger > NOW for some reason I am having troulbe with AIM being attached to OE--EVERY > time OE opens so does AIM.. I had the same problem with windows messenger. > I never have used messenger. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "~Lacey~" <stormy1@xxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 9:03 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Windows messenger > > > are you running Windows XP? > > I had the same headache and tried many different suggestions -- none of > which seemed to work, or else they really slowed down the loading of my > Outlook Express and Internet Explorer. I finally found a method that worked > great and doesn't require a lot of fiddling around, and best of all -- it > doesn't slow anything down. > > Here it is: > > Go to your c:\program files and rename the folder called "messenger" to > "messenger disabled" .... That's it! When outlook loads it will look for > c:\program files\messenger and it won't find it, so it will just load > anyway. > > Its very easy to reverse too (just rename the folder back again) if you find > you want it enabled again. > > Hope that helps! > > ~Lacey~ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "pctechtalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 7:39 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Windows messenger > > > > HOW does one get RID of Windows Messenger? or is that not something one > > should do? I hate the darn thing.. > > *~<*> Mary Lou<*>~* > > /\ - /\ > > >> ^ .^ << > > --0---0-- > > kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Why wait?...join Earthlink... > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk