windows messenger & msn messenger 5 together

[magicfly]

hi guys, i need a big help

i've installed windows messenger and msn messenger but i use only msn messenger 5.

if i remove windows messenger i can lose some features like remote assistance...so i have to keep both of them

now that's my question

I DON'T WANT TO RUN WINDOWS MESSENGER ON BACKGROUND AT STARTUP, I TRIED TO MODIFY THE RULES OF STARTUP BY THE FILE MSCONFIG.EXE BUT IT DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE EVERYTIME MSMSGS (WINDOWS MESSENGER ) IS ALWAYS PRESENT ON TRAY

please help i don't want to run win messenger but only msn 5

thanks a lot

[Tinker]

Go to C:\Program Files\Messenger and rename the Messenger folder. Now here is what I have C:\Program Files\Messenger1. Works great for me...

[Doggie]

i just suggest removing the main exe of Windows messenger and it will be fine

[ailef]

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express]

"Hide Messenger"=dword:00000002

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client]

"PreventRun"=dword:00000001

"PreventAutoRun"=dword:00000001

[AlmondScar]

As soon as windows starts do ctrl + alt + del and close win msnger. Youre not removing it, and its not in the road, so there ya go