Windows Messenger in XP Pro.

[WilliamP]

I have shut off messenger but when I check Task Manager I start getting msmsg.exe and every time I try to End Process it won't . The number of entries keep going up. When I reboot they go away. What in the world is going on? This last time I had 10 entries.

[Close_Hauled]

Is the application "msmsgs.exe", or "msmsg.exe"? MSMSGS.EXE is the executable for the Microsoft Windows Messenger (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8d9eb73-5f8c-4b9a-940f-9157a3b3d774&DisplayLang=en#overview). If it is the second one, then it may be a trojan.

If it is Windows Messenger, bring up the program and select Tools - Options - Preferences and un-check "Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts", and "Allow Windows Messenger to run in the background".

[WilliamP]

It is msmsgs.exe. It keeps adding entries in Task Man.

[Close_Hauled]

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How many entries are in the task manager? And did you un-check the two options?