How to remove MSN from start-up

If you imported your MSN contacts in SamePlace and want to prevent MSN messenger from starting automatically, either to speed up your machine or just unclutter your start-up list, here is how you can do it.

How to remove MSN from start-up

Step 1

Click on the start menu, then, in the right hand column, click run.

Step 2

A new window will open, type in the following: MSCONFIG. The System Configuration Utility window will now open. Click on the last tab "Startup"

Step 3

Now you will be presented with a list of all the programs that run on startup. Look for the following 2 programs: "msnmsgs" & "MsnMsgr" Once you have found them un-check the check box next to each program.

3.5

You may also at this point want to remove some other programs to speed up your systems start-up time. It would be best to first search google for the purpose of each program before you remove it from start-up as it could be something vital to your systems operation.

Step 4

Now that you have unchecked the programs that you with to remove click the "Apply" button at the bottom of the window. Then, click the "close" button, it will then ask to restart the computer, click "restart"


I always remove MSN Messenger from StartUp, but it still returns

Anonymous's picture
On December 27th, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) said:

I always remove MSN Messenger from Start Up through the MSCONFIG utility, but it always returns right after logining on to it.

It seems like it automatically adds itself onto my startup list.

May be I am doing something wrong but it is annoying as hell.

save the text below into

ste's picture
On January 24th, 2009 ste (not verified) said:

save the text below into notepad.
and save file as "remove.vbs"
then click on the file to run it.
--------------------------
'xp_messsenger_remove.vbs - Removes Windows Messenger from Windows XP
'© Doug Knox - 3/30/02
'Downloaded from www.dougknox.com

Option Explicit
On Error Resume Next

'Dimension variables
Dim WSHShell, MyBox, p1, q1, rcmd
Dim jobfunc

'Set the Windows Script Host Shell and assign values to variables
Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
p1 = "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Hide Messenger"
q1 = 2
rcmd = "RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\inf\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove"

'Create or change the Hide Messenger value
WSHShell.RegWrite p1, q1

'Run the uninstall command
WshShell.Run(rcmd)

stop auto run messenger

Anonymous's picture
On January 24th, 2009 Anonymous (not verified) said:

'Prevent Windows Messenger from automatically Starting
'xp_messenger_autorun.vbs
'© Doug Knox - 03/01/2002
'Downloaded from http://www.dougknox.com
On Error Resume Next

Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client\PreventRun",1,"REG_DWORD"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client\PreventAutoRun",1,"REG_DWORD"
WshShell.RegWrite "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express\Hide Messenger",2,"REG_DWORD"

Message = "Windows Messenger will no longer run, or start automatically."

X = MsgBox(Message, vbOKOnly, "Done")
Set WshShell = Nothing

Thanks

John R. Sanford's picture
On March 31st, 2009 John R. Sanford (not verified) said:

Thanks for the vb script. It worked like a charm. Now, do you have one that I can run to keep ms messenger from gong into my startup every time I launch Outlook Express?

Thanks,

J.R.