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Windows XP Tips
How to Prevent Windows Messenger
from Running on Windows XP
Posted By:
Julien Jay
Some of you dislike the
fact Windows Messenger starts each time you start your computer. To prevent
Windows Messenger 4.5 (or later) from running, use the following method:
- Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
- Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft
- On the Edit menu, point to New , click Key , and
then type Messenger for the name of the new registry key.
- Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger
- On the On the Edit menu, point to New , click Key
, and then type Client for the name of the new registry key.
- Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Messenger\Client
- On the Edit menu, point to New , click DWORD Value
, and then type PreventRun for the name of the new DWORD value.
- Right-click the PreventRun value that you created, click
Modify , type 1 in the Value data box, and then click
OK .
- Quit Windows Messenger.
This tip is extracted from article
Q302089 of the Microsoft Windows XP Knowledge Base.

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