18. How Do I Remove MSN Messenger From Outlook Express
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Whenever you open Outlook Express MSN messenger always opens and attempts to log on to the Internet. To prevent this from happening proceed as follows:
1/ Click the Start button.
2/ Next click Run.
3/ In the Run dialog box type: regedit
4/ The registry editor window will open.
5/ Click on the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE to expand the contents of this folder.
6/ Repeat the process by clicking on the plus sign of the following folders: Software\Microsoft\Outlook Express.
7/ On the right hand side of the screen in the Outlook Express folder you will see a list of Options.
8/ Look for the Value Name: Hide Messenger.
9/ If this doesn't exist then right click on the Outlook Express folder and select, New.
10/ From the drop down menu select DWORD value.
11/ A New Value box will appear in the right hand screen. Right click on this and select Rename.
12/ Rename the value to: Hide Messenger.
13 Now double click on the option Hide Messenger.
14/ In the Edit DWORD value window change the Value Data from 0 to 2 to remove messenger.
15/ The screen should look something like this:
- Value Name: Hide Messenger
- Data Type: REG_DWORD
- Value Data: 0x00000002 (2)
16/ Exit the registry editor. Your PC may need to restart before the changes take effect.
17/You may find that Hotmail becomes rather slow after disabling Messenger.