If this icon is not available, click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows and click My Computer.. Force Windows to Use a Different Instant Messenger Instead of hiding or
Trang 1it successfully stops Messenger from launching To use this fix, follow these steps:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on your desktop If this icon is not available, click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows and click My Computer If you can’t find the My Computer icon anywhere, do the following:
a Right-click in the empty space on your desktop.
b Select Properties.
c A window will open Click the Desktop tab.
d Near the bottom of the window, click the Customize
Desktop button
e Another window opens On the General tab, beneath
the words Desktop Icons, place a checkmark in the
My Computer box
f Click the OK button.
g You will be returned to the previous screen Click the
Apply button
h Click the OK button.
i The My Computer icon appears on your desktop.
Double-click it
2. A window opens Double-click the icon for your C: drive (unless you installed Windows in a different location, in which case you would double-click that drive letter)
3. Double-click the Program Files folder
4. Locate the Messenger folder and right-click it
5. Select Rename
6. Give the folder a name that is easily recognizable, such as MessengerDisabled
7. If you change your mind and want to use Windows Messenger again, simply rename this folder Messenger
Force Windows to Use a Different Instant Messenger
Instead of hiding or removing Windows Messenger, you can change the settings in Windows so that it recognizes another program as
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Trang 2your default instant messenger The advantage of this is that it keeps Windows Messenger intact and ready to use whenever you want it
Note
This option works only on Windows XP computers that have a minimum
of Service Pack 1 installed
To designate a different instant messaging program:
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows
2. Click the Control Panel (If you don’t see this option, your Start menu is in classic mode In that case, click Settings, and then select the Control Panel.)
3. Double-click Add or Remove Programs
4. A window opens In the left window pane, click the Set Program Access and Defaults icon
5. Click the Custom button
6. Scroll down until you see the Choose a Default Instant Messaging Program heading Click the Use My Current Instant Messaging Program button Next, put a checkmark
in the Enable Access to This Program box (see Figure 10-3)
7. Click the OK button
Figure 10-3: Forcing Windows to use a different instant messenger
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Trang 3Change the Windows Registration Name
If you bought a previously owned computer, there is a good chance that Windows still says it is registered to its former owner To remove that name and insert your own, you must edit the Windows registry:
Warning
Be careful when editing the registry Deleting or editing the wrong entries could cause more problems
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows
2. Click Run
3. A window will appear Type regedit in the blank, and then
click the OK button or press the Enter key
4. The Windows Registry Editor opens In the left window pane, double-click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE reg-istry key If you can’t find it, do the following:
a In the left window pane of the Registry Editor, scroll
to the top
b If any of the HKEY registry keys are open — as
indi-cated by a minus sign (-) on their left side — close them by clicking that minus sign When a registry key has been properly closed, it will have a plus sign (+) next to it
c Repeat this process for the remaining HKEY registry
keys until the only things visible in the left window pane are the five HKEY keys (see Figure 10-4)
d Double-click the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
reg-istry key
Figure 10-4: Selecting the HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE registry key
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Trang 45. A new column of registry keys appears Double-click Software
6. A long column of registry keys will appear Scroll down until you find Microsoft, and then double-click it
7. Another long list of registry keys appears Scroll down and double-click Windows NT
8. Click the CurrentVersion registry key
9. In the right window pane, double-click the RegisteredOwner registry value (see Figure 10-5)
Figure 10-5: Accessing the RegisteredOwner registry value
10. A window opens Under the Value Data heading is the name of the previous owner Delete it, and then type your name in the blank
11. Click the OK button
12. Above RegisteredOwner, double-click the registry value named RegisteredOrganization (see Figure 10-6)
Figure 10-6: Accessing the RegisteredOrganization registry value
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Trang 513. Under the Value Data heading is the name of the previous owner’s employer or organization Delete it, and then type the name of your organization (or you can just leave it blank if you want)
14. Click the OK button
15. Exit the Registry Editor by clicking the X button in the upper-right corner
Pop the Balloon Tips
To make your computer easier to use, Windows XP often displays
balloon tips, which are advice and hints that pop up for a few seconds
and then disappear If you prefer not to use balloon tips, you can disable them:
Warning
Be careful when editing the registry Deleting or editing the wrong entries could cause more problems
1. Click the Start button in the lower-left corner of Windows
2. Click Run
3. A window appears Type regedit in the blank, and then
click the OK button or press Enter
4. The Windows Registry Editor will open In the left window pane, double-click the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry key If you can’t find it, do the following:
a In the left window pane of the Registry Editor, scroll
to the top
b If any of the HKEY registry keys are open — as
indi-cated by a minus sign (-) on their left side — close them by clicking that minus sign When a registry key has been properly closed, it will have a plus sign (+) next to it
c Repeat this process for the remaining HKEY registry
keys until the only things visible in the left window pane are the five HKEY keys (see Figure 10-7)
d Double-click the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry
key
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