messenger service popups

[Arley Smith]

For the last few months I have been getting these
messenger service popups. these generaly pop up shortly
after i turn on the computer. what makes these so
anoying is that most of these companys are trying to put
themselves out of bussiness by selling us there service
to rid us of these popups. Seems odd!
I understand that messenger service is owned by
microsoft. If also have heard that microsoft knows this
is goind on but are not interested in resolving this
problem.
If anyone has any other information on this, I
would like to know.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Arley,

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

"Arley Smith" > wrote in message
...
> For the last few months I have been getting these
> messenger service popups. these generaly pop up shortly
> after i turn on the computer. what makes these so
> anoying is that most of these companys are trying to put
> themselves out of bussiness by selling us there service
> to rid us of these popups. Seems odd!
> I understand that messenger service is owned by
> microsoft. If also have heard that microsoft knows this
> is goind on but are not interested in resolving this
> problem.
> If anyone has any other information on this, I
> would like to know.

[Cassie]

Thank you, thank you, thank you for providing information
on stopping these messanger service popups! Many of the
messanger service messages I was receiving were lude and I
didn't want my kids seeing them! Thank you!

Cassie

>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Arley,
>
>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
>
>"Arley Smith" > wrote in message
...
>> For the last few months I have been getting these
>> messenger service popups. these generaly pop up shortly
>> after i turn on the computer. what makes these so
>> anoying is that most of these companys are trying to put
>> themselves out of bussiness by selling us there service
>> to rid us of these popups. Seems odd!
>> I understand that messenger service is owned by
>> microsoft. If also have heard that microsoft knows this
>> is goind on but are not interested in resolving this
>> problem.
>> If anyone has any other information on this, I
>> would like to know.
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Cassie,

You're very welcome =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Cassie" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you, thank you, thank you for providing information
> on stopping these messanger service popups! Many of the
> messanger service messages I was receiving were lude and I
> didn't want my kids seeing them! Thank you!
>
> Cassie
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Arley,
> >
> >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
> >
> >"Arley Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> For the last few months I have been getting these
> >> messenger service popups. these generaly pop up shortly
> >> after i turn on the computer. what makes these so
> >> anoying is that most of these companys are trying to put
> >> themselves out of bussiness by selling us there service
> >> to rid us of these popups. Seems odd!
> >> I understand that messenger service is owned by
> >> microsoft. If also have heard that microsoft knows this
> >> is goind on but are not interested in resolving this
> >> problem.
> >> If anyone has any other information on this, I
> >> would like to know.
> >
> >
> >.
> >