Hi,
Sure thing
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"cirrus minor" <cirrusminor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4AB53041-2D23-4281-AEC9-A5D127FE83D9@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Thank you very much! It worked :-) I disabled the Add-ons entry you told me
> about, close and relaunched IE8 then went to SkyDrive, LiveCal and for good
> measure the Windows Live team blog and in all three sites, I got a balloon
> popup telling me that an add-on was trying to access the site. Live Messenger
> did not launch in the systray.
>
> Thanks you, your assistance is greatly appreciated!
>
> --
> cirrus minor
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
> Quote:
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> 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: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:
>> >
>> >> 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
>> >> > 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
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >>
>>