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Messenger Plus Doesn't Automatically Startup by kc0eak on 02-12-2006 at 02:58 PM
Hello,
I just installed Messenger Plus! 3 with MSN Messenger v7.5, and so far I really like it. I am having one problem though. Messenger Plus is not automatically starting with MSN Messenger.
How do I get Messenger Plus to automatically start at startup so that I do not have to manually start it every time?
Thank you
RE: Messenger Plus Doesn't Automatically Startup by Sunshine on 02-12-2006 at 03:18 PM
You can set Msg Plus! hooking to alternate mode:
- Plus > preferences > miscellaneous..under Messenger Plus! Automatic Recovery Options, set it to "Alternate".
- Reboot
- Start MSNM and check if it's still in alternate mode
- Ctrl alt del to go to taskmanager and in processeslist end msgplus.exe
- Now restart MSNM and see if Plus! appears in the menu, if so "alternate mode" is working fine.
- After checking you can remove Plus! from startuplist by going to: start > run ..type: msconfig <enter>, go to startuplist and uncheck MsgPlus (this step isn't really needed, if need be Plus! will switch to "Allternate" by itself, just check if it's still set to "Alternate" every now and then).
Alternate mode is only available in Windows 2000/XP. When you set hooking to "alternate" Messenger Plus! will be started when you start MSN Messenger (or Windows Messenger). Make sure you got no programs running preventing writing in the registry whilst setting it to "alternate mode" (an example of this sorta program is AdWatch, part of AdAware SE).