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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start
whenever the computer boots up. My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. Can I stop this? Thanks, 
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:
> I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start > whenever the computer boots up. > > My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. > > But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. > > Can I stop this? > > Thanks, > > > Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line "AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide,7" to read "AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7" ), and then go to Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can be removed. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
The larger question is why is his anti spyware program picking this up!
-- Regards, Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User Quote from George Ankner: If you knew as much as you think you know, You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew! "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message news:eTd3F6KCGHA.1676@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote: >> I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start >> whenever the computer boots up. >> >> My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. >> >> But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. >> >> Can I stop this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> > > > Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from the > pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two > surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line > "AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide,7" to read > "AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7" ), and then go to Control > Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows > Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can be > removed. > > > > -- > > Bruce Chambers > > Help us help you: > http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having > both at once. - RAH
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:28:12 -0500, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote: >The larger question is why is his anti spyware program picking this up! It is picking it up because it sees it as a new piece of software, and it wants to know if it's OK with me for it to load.
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:21:48 -0700, Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t>
wrote: >Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote: >> I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start >> whenever the computer boots up. >> >> My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. >> >> But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. >> >> Can I stop this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> > > > Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from >the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two >surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line >"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide,7 " to read >"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7") , and then go to Control >Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows >Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can >be removed. Thanking you!
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:
> > > Thanking you! > > > You're welcome. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 12:28:12 -0500, "Richard Urban"
<richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote: >The larger question is why is his anti spyware program picking this up! Huh! The larger question, to me, is why is Messenger so persistent? Does it do something other than "instant messaging"? Or what?
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:21:48 -0700, Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t>
wrote: >Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote: >> I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start >> whenever the computer boots up. >> >> My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. >> >> But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. >> >> Can I stop this? >> >> Thanks, >> >> >> > > > Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from >the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two >surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line >"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide,7 " to read >"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7") , and then go to Control >Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows >Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can >be removed. Well, I went looking, and can't find C:\Windows\Inf ... there is no "inf" folder. Actually, wouldn't it be C:Windows\Inf -- no back slash between C: and Windows?
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:13:31 -0600, Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:
>On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:21:48 -0700, Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> >wrote: > >>Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote: >>> I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start >>> whenever the computer boots up. >>> >>> My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. >>> >>> But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. >>> >>> Can I stop this? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from >>the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two >>surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line >>"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide, 7" to read >>"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7"), and then go to Control >>Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows >>Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can >>be removed. > > >Well, I went looking, and can't find C:\Windows\Inf ... there is no "inf" >folder. > > >Actually, wouldn't it be C:Windows\Inf -- no back slash between C: and >Windows? > Actually, I DID find it. the search function finally did. The line is as you mentioned, but with no HIDE in it, just the two commas Now, what?
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01-05-2006, 02:10 AM
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Re: Why does Microsoft Messenger keep wanting to load?
Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 10:13:31 -0600, Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote: > > >>On Sat, 24 Dec 2005 10:21:48 -0700, Bruce Chambers <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> >>wrote: >> >> >>>Alan Moorman@visi.com wrote: >>> >>>>I've eliminated it from the start-up menu, but it still tries to start >>>>whenever the computer boots up. >>>> >>>>My spy software catches it, and I tell it to remove it. >>>> >>>>But it pops up every time it boots, like a weed. >>>> >>>>Can I stop this? >>>> >>>>Thanks, >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Modify C:\Windows\Inf\Sysoc.inf to remove the word "Hide" from >>>the pertinent Windows Components entries. Be sure to leave the two >>>surrounding commas in place. (Iow, change the line >>>"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,hide ,7" to read >>>"AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,,7") , and then go to Control >>>Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. Windows >>>Messenger will now appear among the list of Windows components that can >>>be removed. >> >> >>Well, I went looking, and can't find C:\Windows\Inf ... there is no "inf" >>folder. >> >> >>Actually, wouldn't it be C:Windows\Inf -- no back slash between C: and >>Windows? >> > > Actually, I DID find it. the search function finally did. > > The line is as you mentioned, but with no HIDE in it, just the two commas > > > Now, what? > > > > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components. -- Bruce Chambers Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH
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