DIY : Stop Windows Messenger from Auto-Starting

If you're not a big fan of Windows Messenger, you can simply delete the following Registry Key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Microsoft \Windows \CurrentVersion \Run \MSMSGS

After doing so, Windows Messenger will no longer start when you logon. However, if you run any
program that requests the use of Windows Messenger (such as Outlook Express), the registry key
will be re-created, and Windows Messenger will load on Startup again.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

hi bang, there's an easier way to remove it using system configuration ultility, although im not sure about programs that requires WM to run....

k3sh said...

hm u mean? by using msconfig via run in start menu? well there could a number of ways to do it..another one is open WM, click preferences and untick the starup with Windows, right? :)