Messenger Service

[Debby Smith]

I have Windows XP loaded on my computer and the Messenger
Service is driving me crazy. When I get up in the morning
I have to weed through anywhere from 30 - 50 popups for
Messenger Service before I can do anything, and the same
for when I come home at lunch time and in the evening. It
is a royal pain in the ???? I you know what I mean. How
can I disable it, I don't want it.I am at the point of
rebooting my computer to go back to Windows ME (And I
don't want to do that!!) While sending this message to
you the service popped up and interupted me 3 times.
AHHHHHHHH

Please help
Debby

[Swampy]

If you read the rest of this thread that you posted in, the answer to your
question is there.

Not to mention in a few thousand other messages within this group!

"Debby Smith" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP loaded on my computer and the Messenger
> Service is driving me crazy. When I get up in the morning
> I have to weed through anywhere from 30 - 50 popups for
> Messenger Service before I can do anything, and the same
> for when I come home at lunch time and in the evening. It
> is a royal pain in the ???? I you know what I mean. How
> can I disable it, I don't want it.I am at the point of
> rebooting my computer to go back to Windows ME (And I
> don't want to do that!!) While sending this message to
> you the service popped up and interupted me 3 times.
> AHHHHHHHH
>
> Please help
> Debby

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Debby,

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
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Debby Smith" > wrote in message
...
> I have Windows XP loaded on my computer and the Messenger
> Service is driving me crazy. When I get up in the morning
> I have to weed through anywhere from 30 - 50 popups for
> Messenger Service before I can do anything, and the same
> for when I come home at lunch time and in the evening. It
> is a royal pain in the ???? I you know what I mean. How
> can I disable it, I don't want it.I am at the point of
> rebooting my computer to go back to Windows ME (And I
> don't want to do that!!) While sending this message to
> you the service popped up and interupted me 3 times.
> AHHHHHHHH
>
> Please help
> Debby

[Swampy]

You're just a saint ;)

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
...
> Greetings Debby,
>
> 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
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "Debby Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have Windows XP loaded on my computer and the Messenger
> > Service is driving me crazy. When I get up in the morning
> > I have to weed through anywhere from 30 - 50 popups for
> > Messenger Service before I can do anything, and the same
> > for when I come home at lunch time and in the evening. It
> > is a royal pain in the ???? I you know what I mean. How
> > can I disable it, I don't want it.I am at the point of
> > rebooting my computer to go back to Windows ME (And I
> > don't want to do that!!) While sending this message to
> > you the service popped up and interupted me 3 times.
> > AHHHHHHHH
> >
> > Please help
> > Debby
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

*grin*.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Swampy" > wrote in message
...
> You're just a saint ;)
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Greetings Debby,
> >
> > 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
> > Windows MVP, Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> > "Debby Smith" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I have Windows XP loaded on my computer and the Messenger
> > > Service is driving me crazy. When I get up in the morning
> > > I have to weed through anywhere from 30 - 50 popups for
> > > Messenger Service before I can do anything, and the same
> > > for when I come home at lunch time and in the evening. It
> > > is a royal pain in the ???? I you know what I mean. How
> > > can I disable it, I don't want it.I am at the point of
> > > rebooting my computer to go back to Windows ME (And I
> > > don't want to do that!!) While sending this message to
> > > you the service popped up and interupted me 3 times.
> > > AHHHHHHHH
> > >
> > > Please help
> > > Debby
> >
> >
>
>