Re: microsoft meeanger service

From: Jerry (jhuffman_at_triad.rr.com)
Date: 05/09/04 

Date: Sun, 09 May 2004 12:02:04 GMT

To disable windows messenger:
Right click the taskbar and click the Task Manager. In the Task Manager,
click the Processes tab.
On the Processes tab, click the Image name column header. You'll notice that
this arranges program names in alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order.
This prevents them from moving around in the list and makes it easier to
find what you're looking for. Find the msimn entry in the list. Right click
it and click End Process. Click Yes in the dialog box warning that bad
things might happen. The msimn entry should disappear.
Find the msmsgs entry in the Image Name list. Right click that one and click
End Process. Again, click Yes on the warning dialog box.
Close the Task Manager.

Messenger Service, Disable
Click Start and then click Control Panel.
Click "Administrative Tools"
Double-click "Services"
Double-click "Messenger"
In the Startup type list, choose "Disabled"
Close all the windows

Hope that helps

"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
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If the pop-up title bar reads as MESSENGER SERVICE, then it is the famous
Messenger SPAM. Install a Firewall to prevent the pop-ups. If you don't have
a firewall installed, enable the Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP:

1. Open Network Connections
2. Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you want to
protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this
connection.
3. On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select the
Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this
computer from the Internet check box.

This blocks the TCP ports responsible for Messenger data tranmissions and
prevents Pop-ups.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp 

-- 
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
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http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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how do you disengage this messanger service that
constantly pops up messages on your computer?

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