Re: Net message

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From: Lanman (Lanman_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/27/05 

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:23:02 -0800

Yes the messenger service is running on all machines and is set to automatic
in Services. Any other ideas? I have not seen any errors in Event viewer as
far as this service.
L

"Steve Winograd [MVP]" wrote:

> In article <DC823DC0-10F9-41A6-9686-856B3648194C@microsoft.com>,
> Lanman <Lanman@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have 10 WinXP and 4 Win98 computers on a W2003 network. All of the 98
> >machines use Win Popup to send messages to others users. On 2 of the XP
> >machines they recieve the messages but on the others they do not. Does anyone
> >know why? I have looked a the computers that don't recieve the messages and
> >don't see the difference. Thanks, in advance, for any help.
> >L
>
> Make sure that the Messenger service is running on XP:
>
> 1. Right click My Computer, and click Manage.
> 2. Double click Services and Applications.
> 3. Double click Services.
> 4. Double click Messenger. If the Service status is Stopped, click
> Start.
> 5. Set the Startup type to Automatic.
>
> If that fails, see if there are any relevant messages in Event Viewer.
> To run it, click Start | Control Panel | Performance and Maintenance |
> Administrative Tools | Event Viewer. For more information, see:
>
> HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=308427
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
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> for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
> addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
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