Re: Benedict.Nirmal@hotmail.com

From: Catamount (Nope_at_spam.no)
Date: 06/06/05

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    Squirrel wrote:
    > Someone with the e-mail address Benedict.nirmal@hotmail.com keeps appearing
    > on my MSN messenger. I have tried to block and remove this contact, it keep
    > re appearing. When I went to remove MSN messenger, it worked but each time I
    > boot up, it tries to reload. Does anyone know who this is (virus, etc) and
    > how to get rid of it?
    The simple thing to do, is if you don't want MSN then just disable it in
    the registry.

    Step 1) To Disable Messenger MSN from running go to the start menu and
    select RUN. In the window that appears type regedit (see example below)

    Step 2) The Registry editor will now have opened. Navigate to the
    following Key:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft

    Now create a new key by selecting Edit from the main menu bar. Now
    select New then Key.

    Name this new Key: Messenger

    Step 3) Now select the newly created Messenger Key and create another
    new Key. Only this time we are going to name it: Client (The key should
    look like the example below...)

    Step 4) Next we have to create a DWORD value. So Right Click the new
    Client Key and select New then DWORD.

    Name the DWORD PreventRun

    Step 5) Now we need to give it a Data Value of 1

    Step 6) Now restart Windows XP and you will have successfully Disabled
    Messenger MSN

    IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the
    registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and
    make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem
    occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
    registry, click the following article numbers to view the Microsoft
    Knowledge Base articles:

    256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

    322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP.

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