Mailbag: How can I get to MSN Music in Media Center now that it no longer appears in Online Spotlight?http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/03/04/543769.aspxQuestion I noticed a couple of weeks ago that MSN Music is no longer available within Online Spotlight on my Media Center PC. Is there any way I can continue to access MSN Music functionality from within Media Center? Answer You can use the followingen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)re: Mailbag: How can I get to MSN Music in Media Center now that it no longer appears in Online Spotlight?http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/03/04/543769.aspx#543869Sun, 05 Mar 2006 09:08:02 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:543869Mark Sowul: )re: Mailbag: How can I get to MSN Music in Media Center now that it no longer appears in Online Spotlight?http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/03/04/543769.aspx#544274Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:36:12 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:544274astebnerHi Mark - thank you again for sending me this question originally and then finding the solution and letting me know about it. &nbsp;:-) <br>re: Mailbag: How can I get to MSN Music in Media Center now that it no longer appears in Online Spotlight?http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/03/04/543769.aspx#549258Sat, 11 Mar 2006 06:43:16 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:549258Microsoft DudeWhy does Media Center 2005 require Microsoft Windows Messenger? <br> <br>I renamed messenger to .ex1 to prevent it from running software that simply consumes resources that are better spent elsewhere. <br> <br>Now when I start MC, it whines about &quot;Messenger not installed&quot;. &nbsp;Why is it whining and how can I shut it up?re: Mailbag: How can I get to MSN Music in Media Center now that it no longer appears in Online Spotlight?http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/03/04/543769.aspx#553427Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:23:20 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:553427astebnerHi Microsoft Dude - I'm sorry to say I'm not familiar with Windows Messenger integration into Media Center. &nbsp;I will try this out and see if I can figure out how to suppress this error, and post back here if I can figure anything out. <br>re: Mailbag: How can I get to MSN Music in Media Center now that it no longer appears in Online Spotlight?http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/archive/2006/03/04/543769.aspx#553428Fri, 17 Mar 2006 06:34:25 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:553428astebnerHi Microsoft Dude - one of the people on our team thinks there may be a Windows Messenger hotfix that you can install that will resolve this issue. &nbsp;Can you please check Windows Update and see if there are any Messenger updates available? <br> <br>Also, I should point out that you can configure Windows Messenger so that it will not launch when you boot Windows. &nbsp;To do this, launch Windows Messenger, click on the Tools menu, choose Options, click on the Preferences tab and clear the check box labeled &quot;Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts&quot; <br> <br>Hopefully these suggestions help... <br>