W7: how to stop Windows Live Messenger from autolaunching?

Hi,

I don't use messenger, but every time I log into hotmail the messenger
window autolaunches. When I click on that window and close it, it relaunches
next time I do anything in hotmail. I then logged in to messenger to see if
there was an option I could deselect to stop it from launching. as soon as I
logged into messenger, my taskbar filled up with people I don't know trying
to connect with me (one of the reasons I don't like using instant
messenging).

In the options for messenger, I unchecked just about option I could find and
then logged out of messenger. Unfortunately, it still keeps re-launching on
it's own.

Is there a way to prevent it from autolaunching? And what is the thinking
behind having it autolaunch all the time? Wouldn't it be more user friendly
if we could choose if and when we want to use messenger?

Thanks,

Peter

Greetings Peter,

Whenever the Messenger API is called, Messenger automatically launches, regardless of your
Messenger options. Hotmail uses the Messenger API to check the status of your contacts in
your e-mails (and in its contacts views).

That said, you can block this from happening in Internet Explorer itself. To do so, open up
Internet Explorer and choose the Tools menu. Then if
you're using IE7, choose Manage Add-ons and Enable or Disable Add-ons. If you're using IE8,
just choose Manage Add-ons.

Show the entries that run without requiring permission and the specific entry you'll want to
disable is "Windows Live", which corresponds to the \Program Files\Windows
Live\msgsc.14.0.8089.0726.dll file and CLSID/Class ID is
{E1771B7F-98BE-407F-BA67-AA16ADA5D0C5}. You may need to show the various columns to find the
exact one (there will be multiple 'Windows Live' entries). In IE8 you can also double-click
each entry for the full information to show.

After you've found it, choose the button to Disable it and Messenger will no longer be
started by any Microsoft websites. Be aware however that if/when Messenger is updated, this
may be need to be done again (and will be a different file and CLSID). Additionally you may
want to disable any other "Messenger" items listed, depending on what you have installed.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"Peter Hayward" <Peter > wrote in message
news:25941288-E424-449A-8557-...
> Hi,
>
> I don't use messenger, but every time I log into hotmail the messenger
> window autolaunches. When I click on that window and close it, it relaunches
> next time I do anything in hotmail. I then logged in to messenger to see if
> there was an option I could deselect to stop it from launching. as soon as I
> logged into messenger, my taskbar filled up with people I don't know trying
> to connect with me (one of the reasons I don't like using instant
> messenging).
>
> In the options for messenger, I unchecked just about option I could find and
> then logged out of messenger. Unfortunately, it still keeps re-launching on
> it's own.
>
> Is there a way to prevent it from autolaunching? And what is the thinking
> behind having it autolaunch all the time? Wouldn't it be more user friendly
> if we could choose if and when we want to use messenger?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter