MESSENGER!!!!

[charles]

>-----Original Message-----
>I, too am tired of the "MESSEMGER" messages that pop up
>indiscriminantly on my screen. I don't believe I should
>have to make a $5 "donation" or spend from $20 - $70 to
>put an end to this problem. Does anybody out there have
>a solution? How about someone from Microsoft?
>.
>ya what's up with microsoft,I DEMAND microsoft to get
rid of the messenger service on my computer, I shouldn't
have to pay to get your advertising garbage off my comp,
i have the mind to sue you for all of the lost time on my
projects due to that stupid messenger it sometimes
freezes up my computer. I will look into it because i
have lost countless hours of work due to microsoft
messenger service, if you are getting paid for those
advertisements then so should I because i'm the one who
has to deal with them.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Charles,

Do these "pop-ups" 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

"charles" > wrote in message
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I, too am tired of the "MESSEMGER" messages that pop up
> >indiscriminantly on my screen. I don't believe I should
> >have to make a $5 "donation" or spend from $20 - $70 to
> >put an end to this problem. Does anybody out there have
> >a solution? How about someone from Microsoft?
> >.
> >ya what's up with microsoft,I DEMAND microsoft to get
> rid of the messenger service on my computer, I shouldn't
> have to pay to get your advertising garbage off my comp,
> i have the mind to sue you for all of the lost time on my
> projects due to that stupid messenger it sometimes
> freezes up my computer. I will look into it because i
> have lost countless hours of work due to microsoft
> messenger service, if you are getting paid for those
> advertisements then so should I because i'm the one who
> has to deal with them.