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    Sick and Tired of Windows Messenger

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by theringmasta, Oct 29, 2006.

  1. theringmasta

    theringmasta Notebook Consultant

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    I'm getting tired of waiting longer for my notebook to load because windows messenger keeps autostarting. I have tried stopping it from autostarting with a startup manager with no luck (it works but will start auto starting again as soon as the programme is used) so i am forced to uninstall messenger out of annoyance.

    Is there an alternative to Windows Messenger that i can still use all the same contacts for?
     
    theringmasta, Oct 29, 2006
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  2. otakuoverlord

    otakuoverlord Notebook Evangelist

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    You can turn the autostart off inside messenger in the options menu- 'start messenger when windows starts' and it won't load up with the OS.
     
    otakuoverlord, Oct 29, 2006
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  3. kegobeer

    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    Did you change the Messenger options? You can disable autostart from within the program.

    Looks like otakuoverlord beat me by a few seconds. ;)
     
    kegobeer, Oct 29, 2006
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  4. new-ferrari-owner

    new-ferrari-owner Newbie

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    you can also use msconfig to stop any program from starting up. just open a cmd prompt and type "msconfig"
     
    new-ferrari-owner, Oct 29, 2006
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  5. usapatriot

    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    usapatriot, Oct 29, 2006
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  6. iOsiris

    iOsiris Notebook Evangelist

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    Gaim is a free alternative.
     
    iOsiris, Oct 29, 2006
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  7. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    I use Gaim and Trillian. Both are Perfect.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Oct 29, 2006
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  8. ramian

    ramian Notebook Consultant

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    Miranda is the most configurable IM client out there. The whole variety of available options might be daunting for the new user, but once you get the hang of it, you won't ever have to install the official MSN client again.
     
    ramian, Oct 30, 2006
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  9. fdlazarte

    fdlazarte Notebook Consultant

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    Trillian works for me.... it has much cleaner interface but you have to purchase it for the PRO version (w/webcam)
     
    fdlazarte, Oct 30, 2006
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  10. Nrbelex

    Nrbelex Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Loving Gaim 2.0 beta 4.

    ~ Brett
     
    Nrbelex, Oct 30, 2006
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  11. iza

    iza Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah Miranda is very nice. Blazing fast as well; I use it on my 8 year old 350mhz comp cause msn 7 is so slow on it.
     
    iza, Oct 30, 2006
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  12. Bwen

    Bwen Notebook Evangelist

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    I like using Live Messenger, just small little features such as not having 'Bwen Says:' after every message and instead having it compact into a whole paragraph.
    With Windows Messenger you could go into the options and turn off the startup options or even go into msconfig and disable the startup there.
     
    Bwen, Oct 31, 2006
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