Which port does messenger run on

[mike]

OK the title says it all if I block the port that
messenger runs on no more annoying messenger pop-ups
Mike

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Mike,

Completely blocking specific ports for the "Messenger Service" can be quite hard (there's a
whole list, plus a random one) -- instead, if these "popup ads" that are appearing have
"Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, 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
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"mike" > wrote in message ...
> OK the title says it all if I block the port that
> messenger runs on no more annoying messenger pop-ups
> Mike

[mike]

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Mike,
>
>Completely blocking specific ports for the "Messenger
Service" can be quite hard (there's a
>whole list, plus a random one) -- instead, if
these "popup ads" that are appearing have
>"Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, 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
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"mike" > wrote in message
...
>> OK the title says it all if I block the port that
>> messenger runs on no more annoying messenger pop-ups
>> Mike
>
>
>.
>Thanks Johnathan I had it firewalled but was still
getting popups and it kept creating its own firewall rules
every couple days Mike