Messenger Service

[Susie]

How do I stop the constant pop-ups from Messenger Service
that never end? They started after i installed XP Pro
and I use MSN MEssenger. They want me to go their
websites and buy their program to stop their pop-ups!!!
I'm going crazy. Please help. Thanks.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Susie,

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


"Susie" > wrote in message
...
> How do I stop the constant pop-ups from Messenger Service
> that never end? They started after i installed XP Pro
> and I use MSN MEssenger. They want me to go their
> websites and buy their program to stop their pop-ups!!!
> I'm going crazy. Please help. Thanks.

[Party Boy]

Many thanks for your comprehensive and easy to follow
instructions. I too have a pop up stopper installed but
was still having these annoying things every 1/2 hour or
so.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Susie,
>
>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
>
>
>"Susie" > wrote in message
...
>> How do I stop the constant pop-ups from Messenger
Service
>> that never end? They started after i installed XP Pro
>> and I use MSN MEssenger. They want me to go their
>> websites and buy their program to stop their pop-ups!!!
>> I'm going crazy. Please help. Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

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

"Party Boy" > wrote in message
...
> Many thanks for your comprehensive and easy to follow
> instructions. I too have a pop up stopper installed but
> was still having these annoying things every 1/2 hour or
> so.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Susie,
> >
> >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
> >
> >
> >"Susie" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How do I stop the constant pop-ups from Messenger
> Service
> >> that never end? They started after i installed XP Pro
> >> and I use MSN MEssenger. They want me to go their
> >> websites and buy their program to stop their pop-ups!!!
> >> I'm going crazy. Please help. Thanks.
> >
> >
> >.
> >