MSN Messenger

[hndlthis]

MSN Messenger keeps telling me that I need to close stuff whenever I am trying to get rid of the icon down in the tray over by my clock...

I attached the message I get to this post...

I have nothing open when I am trying to do this... Why is it telling me this?

 

[~bk]

What type of icon are getting rid of?

 

[hndlthis]

The one in the notification area...

 

[~bk]

Try closing all the applications and then restarting your computer.
I think this will do 🙂

 

[hndlthis]

I did... I've tried everything to my knowledge. 🙁 I tried closing all of my programs, checking task manager to see if i had anything open I didn't know about, restarting... I don't know what else to do...

 

[Admiral Michael]

Thats crap, I had the same prob. I had nothing open that needed msn. So I just endtask msnmsgr.exe and that fixes the prob.

 

[~bk]

I dont know if this will work. Try uninstalling MSN Messenger and then re-install it.
After this, restart your PC.

 

[hndlthis]

I didn't even want it on my computer lol... I don't know why I put it back on. I got rid of it last year because it was doing stupid stuff like this before. I think I'll just get rid of it...

I will do the task manager thing...

Thanks for your help ~bk and Admiral Michael!

 

[~bk]

No problem hndlthis 🙂

 

[Admiral Michael]

No prob.

 

[GoNz0]

if your runnings norton anti virus, the msn messenger plugin will stop it closing, its in the anti virus options.

 

[SuDs]

if your runnings norton anti virus, the msn messenger plugin will stop it closing, its in the anti virus options.

yup, blame norton a-v, happens to me to...only on MSN 5 though, not 6.

 

[hndlthis]

Thanks GoNz0, I didn't know that. I just did that, I'll see if it works.

 

[Howling Wolf]

Yes, tell us asap 😉

 

[hndlthis]

Nope... the task manager thing didn't work 🙁

 

[Henyman]

do you have outlook or hotmail open?

 

[Henyman]

Also in task manager can you tell me what process are running under your name? or atach a screenshot like so:

 

[Daeron Tinúviel]

check if the MSN option in outlook is check......then also if were lookin at your hotmail emails and didnt log-off of the account, MSN will not close until you log off

 

[Henyman]

check if the MSN option in outlook is check......then also if were lookin at your hotmail emails and didnt log-off of the account, MSN will not close until you log off

exactly what i was getting at 🙂😉

 

[dubstar]

click on start ...then run...paste this into the open box..

RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove

and.. its gone. unless you need it of course.