Re: Microsoft Messenger Popups

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 08/29/04

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    Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:47:24 -0400

    Greetings Ralph,

    What you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger
    (which are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor
    can Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox.

    To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start,
    then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it,
    right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then
    choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any
    real third-party applications should be effected by this.
    ____________________________________________
    Jonathan Kay
    Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
    Associate Expert
    http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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    "Ralph Glatt" <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:24cb01c48dea$b8ab3c30$a301280a@phx.gbl...
    > Is there any way to disable Microsoft Messenger so I
    > don't keep getting those annoying popups? And I don't
    > mean by plunking down $25 to one of those companies that
    > advertises themselves by using the same method.

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