chuck prindiville
December 5th 03, 04:27 PM
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Terri,
>
>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
>
>"terri" > wrote in message
...
>> I keep getting pop-ups telling me to go to sites due to
a
>> security risk. I have checked all up dates and I have
>> none to download. The pop-ups just keep comeing all the
>> time I can't do anything with out these pop-up. They
come
>> every hour or so. Please help!!!!!
>
>
>.
>
>Greetings Terri,
>
>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
>
>"terri" > wrote in message
...
>> I keep getting pop-ups telling me to go to sites due to
a
>> security risk. I have checked all up dates and I have
>> none to download. The pop-ups just keep comeing all the
>> time I can't do anything with out these pop-up. They
come
>> every hour or so. Please help!!!!!
>
>
>.
>