Shoutbox

I have tried unchecking the option to have messenger plus automatically startup when computer loads, and have attempted taking plus out of my start up programs as well. the only times i manage to succesfully remove plus from startup, it uninstalls completely. It is always running in the backround even after I have exited out of my msn, and i would like to find a way to stop it from running when I am not using messenger. Is there any way I can do this?

Why do you want to remove it from startup? It needs to be active in order to hook correctly.

start | run
type "msconfig"
and then go to Start up, and disable (1 or 2?) msgplus'... enjoy

I thought would reappear there later if you just delete that...

how would it "reappear"
that works fine

Though u shouldnt really disable it from startup...

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Originally posted by lopardo
I thought would reappear there later if you just delete that...

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Only if you upgrade or re-install Plus. That's my experience anyway.

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Originally posted by lylesback2
start | run
type "msconfig"
and then go to Start up, and disable (1 or 2?) msgplus'... enjoy

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Do NOT use MSConfig to delete something like that.... It will only temporarly be disabled and windows will use an alternative bootup-sequence.

To delete Plus! from startup go to the following keys in your registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
And find "MessengerPlus", and delete that entry...

Or take a look at this thread if your not confortable with regedit.exe.

But this isn't recommended! Because Plus! needs to be loaded before you startup Messenger. So if you delete those keys in your registry, then you need to startup Plus! manualy every time you want to use Messenger.

I deleted the Plus key in my Registry under
"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run"
Thanks Cookie. I had tried using "msconfig.exe" and it had stopped it from starting up, but i did not wish to always use the alternative start up sequence.  Works fine now, I just start up Plus before I open my MSN and Ctrl-Alt-Del "end task" Plus when I am done. Wish there was a simpler way to exit plus, but this works fine and Thanks for the help.

what's wrong with MSCONFIG? , you can check which programs to start up when you boot your computer. Untill now, the only program that persisted in starting itself up is Quicktime (damn, I hate the stubborness of that program )

I didnt say anything was wrong with it, it did work and stopped Plus from loading on start up, it was just that everytime you start your computer a message pops up informing you that you are using an alternative start up sequence. I just preferred editting it out of the registry so that I could use my normal start up instead.