Stop Outlook Express displaying messenger contact

[Azzan]

Hello Friends,

I would like to know that how can i stop Outlook Express displaying messenger contacts? Does any one have any idea how can i do so? Any help on it would be appreciated.

Thank you.

[Jackson2]

To change your Windows Messenger display name:

1. Click Tools, and then click Options.

2. In the Options dialog box, click the Personal tab.

3. Change the name to one that will allow other people to easily identify you.

Be sure to pick a name that's relevant to all of your contacts. Your changes appear immediately to other people who have added you to their Contacts list.

[johnson22]

You can do this just by setting different value of the certain registry DWORD.We recommend strongly backup registry first before you make any change on registry.

The following are the detailed and exact steps.

1. Click the Start button, and then click Run.

2. In the Open box, type "regedit" (without the quotation marks), and then click OK.

3. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Outlook Express\ Hide Messenger

4. This DWORD value set to 2 will stop Windows Messenger from starting with Microsoft Outlook express.

[Trio]

Follow the below steps mention.

1. Go to Messenger/Tools/Options and uncheck "Run this program when Windows starts" on the Preferences tab.

2. In Outlook Express, Tools/Options/General tab and uncheck the option to automatically log on.

3. Also in Outlook Express, View/Layout and uncheck the option to display Contacts. The program will open a connection and display a list of all Contacts on line if you do not.

4. Startup Folder. Make sure no entry there for Messenger.

5. Go to Start/Run, and type Msconfig.
On the Startup tab , uncheck any option for it. (msmsgs.exe)