Alex
December 5th 03, 02:54 PM
Un-official microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger FAQ - version 0.1
This FAQ is provided 'as is' and has been compiled from postings within the
newsgroup 'microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger'. Report errors and
omissions to '. Many thanks to Jonathan Kay for his
sterling work within this community.
Alex
Issues currently covered by this FAQ:
1. POP UP ADVERTS
2. DELETING MESSENGER
3. REMOVING UNWANTED SIGN-IN ACCOUNTS
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1. POP UP ADVERTS
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
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2. DELETING MESSENGER
To remove MSN Messenger 5 or 6, click Start, then Control Panel, then Add or
Remove Programs,
click MSN Messenger and then click the 'Remove' button.
For Windows Messenger, close down Messenger if it's running (right click the
messenger icon
in the notification area/system tray and click close). Then click the start
button, then
click Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and
screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
____________________________________________
3. REMOVING UNWANTED SIGN-IN ACCOUNTS
To fix this, click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then,
click User Accounts
in the Control Panel. Select your account name, and then on the left side of
the screen,
under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my Network Passwords'. In the window
that opens, click
the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and click 'Remove'.
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
____________________________________________
This FAQ is provided 'as is' and has been compiled from postings within the
newsgroup 'microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger'. Report errors and
omissions to '. Many thanks to Jonathan Kay for his
sterling work within this community.
Alex
Issues currently covered by this FAQ:
1. POP UP ADVERTS
2. DELETING MESSENGER
3. REMOVING UNWANTED SIGN-IN ACCOUNTS
____________________________________________
1. POP UP ADVERTS
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
____________________________________________
2. DELETING MESSENGER
To remove MSN Messenger 5 or 6, click Start, then Control Panel, then Add or
Remove Programs,
click MSN Messenger and then click the 'Remove' button.
For Windows Messenger, close down Messenger if it's running (right click the
messenger icon
in the notification area/system tray and click close). Then click the start
button, then
click Run and type in (copy-paste if you like):
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Then click OK.
Messenger will then be uninstalled. For more detailed instructions and
screenshots, go to,
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/problem.aspx?ID=7
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
____________________________________________
3. REMOVING UNWANTED SIGN-IN ACCOUNTS
To fix this, click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then,
click User Accounts
in the Control Panel. Select your account name, and then on the left side of
the screen,
under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my Network Passwords'. In the window
that opens, click
the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and click 'Remove'.
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
____________________________________________