Re: Benedict.Nirmal@hotmail.com

From: roberto (ralplavner_at_HotPOP.com)
Date: 06/07/05 

Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2005 20:42:55 -0400

This is the option to disable MSN. But how to remove the contact...he says
it has been imposible to do it... Maybe he wants do dissable MSN but what
about if he wants do reinstall it later? Then the contact will appear again
isn't ?

Robert
CUBA

"Catamount" <Nope@spam.no> escribió en el mensaje
news:u#DpTCsaFHA.3808@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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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