windows messinger

[sam]

i am running XP PRO
how do i UNINSTALL "WINDOWS MESSINGER" - don't use it -
and i get 10 - 15 pop-ups everytime i start up my computer
thanks for your help

sam

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Sam,

Before you uninstall it, do these "popups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in
their titlebar? If so, 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


"sam" > wrote in message ...
> i am running XP PRO
> how do i UNINSTALL "WINDOWS MESSINGER" - don't use it -
> and i get 10 - 15 pop-ups everytime i start up my computer
> thanks for your help
>
> sam