Re: Messenger

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From: Parry (pradeepkumark_at_hyd.brigade.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:09:00 +0530

Hi,

When Windows Messenger Service windows pop up continuously on your

screen, disable the Messenger Service in Windows XP to resolve the

problem. You can disable the Windows Messenger Service by following

these steps:

1. Click Start, Settings, and Control Panel.

2. Click Performance and Maintenance.

3. Click Administrative Tools.

4. Double-click Services.

5. Scroll down and select Messenger.

6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.

7. Click the Stop button.

8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar.

9. Click OK.

Alternatively, you can follow these steps to disable Messenger Services

from Windows:

1. Click Start and Run.

2. Type services.msc in the Open box and click OK

3. Scroll down to Messenger in the right pane.

4. Double-click Messenger and click the General tab.

5. Under Service Status, click the Stop button.

6. In the Startup Type drop-down box, select Disable.

7. Click Apply and OK.

8. Restart the computer.

Windows Messenger Service windows should no longer pop up on your screen.

Parry

"Daniel Louwrens" <flint_dlouwrens@nospambigpond.com> wrote in message
news:u99dcTkFEHA.692@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Would someone please remind me how to turn off Messenger or messaging
> service so I do not keep getting those pop ups.
>
> thanks
>
> Daniel
>
>

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