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Originally posted by Wallpaperman
I typed "msconfig" in the Run command and then, looked for the processes...
I found 2 "background" processes, for msnmsg.exe and for Plus as well. I uncheked both and the problem is solved.
Problem
not solved
First of all, never use MSConfig to disable startup processes. The changes are not permanent and you actually change your standard startup configuration (which might include much more things) to an so called 'alternative' startup configuration. To make permanent changes in regards to startup processes without changing your entire Windows startup config you must make the changes yourself in the registry editor directly, or either use a tool like
AutoRuns.
Also see
CookieRevised's reply to Removing items from "msconfig" for more details.
As such, I highly recommend you to open MSConfig again and undo the changes you did, and then put Windows again in normal startup mode (in XP: see first tab named "General" in the MSConfig utility).
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Second, by disabling those two processes the problem is not solved. You simply worked around the problem. To pinpoint the real culprint you must disable one process at a time to determine which is the one responsible.
Please do this and report back which one is at fault.
Also, it is strange that it does not happen when you manually start Messenger. This can mean that the startup entries themselfs are maybe malformed (eg: quote characters are out of place).
As such, can you post the _exact_ and complete entries and values you disabled. Thus, including all characters like spaces and quotes, etc.
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