Why does my Windows Live Messenger 2009 repeatedly start itself after I start IE?
To elaborate, Live Messenger starts itself up sometime after I start running IE. No matter how many times I kill the program, it continues to restart itself until I exit IE.
It started doing this last month and I was using IE7 then. I’ve upgraded to IE8 but it still happens. I’ve run virus checks and re-installed the application but none of that helped. I’ve gone through Messenger’s and IE’s settings but I don’t see anything that could trigger this behaviour. The OS is Windows XP service pack 3.
And please, no comments about switching to Firefox/Chrome/Mac/Linux etc. Thanks!
To elaborate, Live Messenger starts itself up sometime after I start running IE. No matter how many times I kill the program, it continues to restart itself until I exit IE.
It started doing this last month and I was using IE7 then. I’ve upgraded to IE8 but it still happens. I’ve run virus checks and re-installed the application but none of that helped. I’ve gone through Messenger’s and IE’s settings but I don’t see anything that could trigger this behaviour. The OS is Windows XP service pack 3.
And please, no comments about switching to Firefox/Chrome/Mac/Linux etc. Thanks!
Edit: According to Process Explorer, svchost.exe [DcomLaunch][TermService] is what’s starting up Live Messenger.
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3 Responses to “Why does my Windows Live Messenger 2009 repeatedly start itself after I start IE?”
Comment from barth
Time November 27, 2009 at 2:28 am
It’s a feature.
Go to BHO and force it to show you the add-ons that do not require permission. Toast the ones named “Windows Live” that refer to files that begin with msgsc…
Comment from Portland Web Design
Time December 13, 2009 at 2:41 am
@barth – I think you got it! NICE ONE. Crazy thing is IE wasn’t even open the entire time. So far so good though.
Comment from JOHN DOE
Time September 11, 2009 at 1:46 am
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