Hi,
Nope, you've got it and if you had chosen the wrong one, it wouldn't matter as this won't
really break anything.
Sorry about that, I forgot about the last small update to Messenger which boosted the version
number.
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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
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"cirrus minor" <cirrusminor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:74F94EF9-332D-4036-BAA6-6B08E19669D3@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Thanks for the reply :-) I found an "Windows Live" entry with some of the
> info in your reply but the "msgsc" (sorry, I don't know what that is) number
> differs. "{E1771B7F-98BE-407F-BA67-AA16ADA5D0C5}" is the same but
> "msgsc.14.0.8050.1202" is "msgsc.14.0.8064.0206" on my machine.
>
> Does this matter?
>
> Thanks again for the reply.
>
> --
> cirrus minor
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> Quote:
>> 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
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>> "cirrus minor" <cirrusminor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:632EF7BA-E53A-4C19-98C2-4F1A36750E5B@xxxxxx 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
>>
>>
>>