Messenger Re-Installs itself

Since last week when the latest Windows Updates were installed I've had
Live Messenger re-installing itself *EVERY* time I reboot or start up
the computer. No errors displayed at all and when it is finished
re-installing, Messenger comes up just fine and runs normally. It never
did this before last weeks WU's were installed. Any ideas?


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ShawneeSlim

Check in the msconfig by going to start search msconfig or by run
msconfig and see if there is an entry for the installer or anything to
do with messenger.


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mansrm81

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mansrm81;865095 Wrote:
> Check in the msconfig by going to start search msconfig or by run
> msconfig and see if there is an entry for the installer or anything to
> do with messenger.

Yes, under the startup tab in msconfig there is a entry for Messenger.
Uncheck the box?


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ShawneeSlim

Greetings,

This won't work, MSConfig doesn't actually remove items from startup, it simply tells them to
be disabled, which Messenger ignores anyway. Plus, this isn't really the problem.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"ShawneeSlim" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> mansrm81;865095 Wrote:
>> Check in the msconfig by going to start search msconfig or by run
>> msconfig and see if there is an entry for the installer or anything to
>> do with messenger.
>
> Yes, under the startup tab in msconfig there is a entry for Messenger.
> Uncheck the box?
>
>
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> ShawneeSlim

Greetings,

In most cases a full uninstall of Messenger from Add or Remove Programs/Programs Features in
the Control Panel and then reinstalling Messenger will solve this.

What's happened is some configuration change (probably by the update or something else) which
the Windows Installer is seeing when Messenger starts and is attempting to "repair"
Messenger.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"ShawneeSlim" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Since last week when the latest Windows Updates were installed I've had
> Live Messenger re-installing itself *EVERY* time I reboot or start up
> the computer. No errors displayed at all and when it is finished
> re-installing, Messenger comes up just fine and runs normally. It never
> did this before last weeks WU's were installed. Any ideas?
>
>
> --
> ShawneeSlim