Disable The MSN Passport Prompt In XP
Once you install Windows Vista, you will immediately notice the prompt that appears every so often reminding you to register with MSN. If you have no intentions of doing so, then it is time to disable the prompt so it no longer appears. You can accomplish this by making a small change to the Registry.
To disable the MSN Passport prompt:
- Click Start and click Run.
- Type regedit and click OK.
- Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService.
- From the Edit menu, click the Add Value option.
- Add a new value with the following information:
- Value Name – PassportBalloon
- Value Type – REG_BINARY
- Data – 0a
Once you have the value created, close the registry editor. The MSN Passport prompt will no longer plague you.





