Greetings Cirrus,
Yes you can, but it's not a direct option and not easy to find.
To get there, open up Internet Explorer and choose the Tools menu. Then if you're using IE7,
choose Manage Add-ons and Enable or Disable Add-ons. If you're using IE8, just choose Manage
Add-ons.
Show the entries that run without requiring permission and the specific entry you'll want to
disable is "Windows Live", which corresponds to the \Program Files\Windows
Live\msgsc.14.0.8050.1202.dll file and CLSID/Class ID is
{E1771B7F-98BE-407F-BA67-AA16ADA5D0C5}. You may need to show the various columns to find the
exact one (there will be multiple 'Windows Live' entries). In IE8 you can also double-click
each entry for the full information to show.
After you've found it, choose the button to Disable it and Messenger will no longer be
started by any Microsoft websites. Be aware however that if/when Messenger is updated, this
will be need to be done again (and will be a different file and CLSID).
--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog:
http://www.messengergeek.com
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http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"cirrus minor" <cirrusminor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Hi,
>
> Is there a setting (I've looked but can't find one) that turns off Live
> Messenger so that when I go to SkyDrive or Live Calender keeps Live Messenger
> from launching in the systray? It doesn't sign me in, which is fine.
>
> I've looked on Live Messenger's Options but can't find one. I unchecked
> launch the client when I log in to Windows, connect to the Internet, but
> nothing. I am logged in to Windows Live Mail (email-client) but I don't know
> if that's might be it?
> --
> cirrus minor