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Windows Forum / Windows XP / Windows Messenger / October 2003Messenger 4.7.2009 do not start with Windows...Why?
After I installed Office Professional Enterprise 2003 I noticed that Windows Messenger nolonger starts even though "Run this program when Windows starts" is checked (Tools>Options>Preferences). It may or may not have anything to do with Office 2003 it's just that I didn't notice until after I installed it. Anybody know why Messenger do not start automatically? /Magnus Greetings Magnus, This will occur when MSN Messenger 6 has been installed (even if its been uninstalled). To get this functionality back, close down Windows Messenger (right-click its icon and choose Exit), then click Start, then Run, type "regedit" and then click OK. You'll now be in the Registry Editor, if you're not familiar with it, this is where most configuration settings in Windows end up. To fix your problem you'll need to navigate to the My Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService key (they look like folders and navigation is the same as in Windows Explorer). After you find the MessengerService key, click it, then click the Edit menu, then choose Delete. Confirm the operation and now the MessengerService key should be completely gone. Then close the registry editor, click Start, then All Programs, then Windows Messenger. Then, you'll need to sign in to both of your services one more time manually (type your login/password) into Windows Messenger, and after this it will once again log on automatically. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com > After I installed Office Professional Enterprise 2003 I noticed that Windows > Messenger nolonger starts even though "Run this program when Windows starts" [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > /Magnus I havn't installed MSN Messenger... I did exit Windows Messenger and renamed the messenger key thus forcing it to create a new key but it still doesn't start automatically. /Magnus > Greetings Magnus, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > > > /Magnus Hi Magnus, In that case, it's probably easier just to add a shortcut manually to force it to automatically start. To do so, click the Start Menu, point to All Programs, right-click and Startup group and choose Open. Then choose the File menu, then New, and then Shortcut. In the location field, enter: "%programfiles%\messenger\msmsgs.exe" /background (exactly as shown above) then click Next, and then Finish. It should then open when you logon to Windows. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com > I havn't installed MSN Messenger... > [quoted text clipped - 46 lines] > > > > > > /Magnus I've been a software developer for more than 10 years now. I don't settle with the "easy solution". When my things do not work as expected I find the bug and remove it. If Windows Messenger do not start automatically I would really like to know why. Doesn't the messenger log anything? > Hi Magnus, > [quoted text clipped - 64 lines] > > > > > > > > /Magnus |
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