Messenger with Windows 7 (taskbar really annoying)

One really annoying bug? in windows 7 is that Windows Live Messenger runs on the taskbar, and not the notifications area where your normally use to checking.

To fix this annoyance is really easy.

EXAMPLE: Windows Live Messenger taskbar icon

1. If you have Windows Live Messenger running, close all conversations and exit Windows Live Messenger.
2. Browse to the Windows Live Messenger folder; they will be in different locations, depending on which version OS you are running.

x86 System (32bit) C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe

x64 System C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Messenger\msnmsgr.exe
3. Right click on the msnmsgr.exe file, and go to "Properties"

4. Next, click the "Compatibility" tab shown in the image below.

5. Click "Run this program in compatibility mode for:" Windows Vista (any option other than Windows 7 works fine)

5. Click on OK.
6. Open Windows Live Messenger to see it’s icon location now. (Messenger may seem to be installing something, don’t freak, everything is fine.

Enjoy using messenger the way it was meant to be!