Those Damn Pop-up Windows

[Ron]

Ever since I installed Windows XP I get those "messenger
service" pop-up windows. How do I shut them down?

Thank you!

[The Stare]

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> Ever since I installed Windows XP I get those "messenger
> service" pop-up windows. How do I shut them down?
>
> Thank you!

Turn on the internet connection firewall or install a third party firewall.
For more info, see the windowsxp.messenger newsgroup.

[Mark Salloway]

Hi Ron
See here for more details on how to get rid of the messenger service
pop-up's
http://www.mvps.org/marksxp/windowsxp/messenger.htm

--
Mark

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> Ever since I installed Windows XP I get those "messenger
> service" pop-up windows. How do I shut them down?
>
> Thank you!

[Chris Lanier]

Most likely you are talking about the "messenger Service" in Windows XP.

You can just enable XP's built in firewall to stop them. -
https://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/proddocs/hnw_enable_firewall.asp

"Ron" > wrote in message
...
> Ever since I installed Windows XP I get those "messenger
> service" pop-up windows. How do I shut them down?
>
> Thank you!

[Mike Truitt [Microsoft]]

Ron,

One way is to disable the item in the Startup tab with msconfig.

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Mike, since when did one control services via Msconfig? It's
certainly not listed on my system. (Not that I'd ever advise
disabling a service to plug a security hole.)

Bruce Chambers

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"Mike Truitt [Microsoft]" > wrote in message
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> Ron,
>
> One way is to disable the item in the Startup tab with msconfig.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike Truitt
> Microsoft Corporation

[Mike Truitt [Microsoft]]

Bruce,

The services tab is included with the Windows XP version of msconfig.
There is a great checkbox at the bottom of the UI that allows the user to
hide all of the Microsoft Services and show only third-party services.
Spyware and malicious software will load themselves into this area as well
as running through the startup tab.

Feel free to review the functionality, it is pretty cool and its portable.
I have used it on Windows 2000 computers to help trouble-shoot issues as
well.

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Ah! I was looking at the Startup tab. Thanks. (Although I'll
probably forget about it. ;-} I've never really gotten in the habit
of using Msconfig - I've always either edited the registry directly,
or used the Control Panel Services applet.)

Bruce Chambers

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"Mike Truitt [Microsoft]" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce,
>
> The services tab is included with the Windows XP version of
msconfig.
> There is a great checkbox at the bottom of the UI that allows the
user to
> hide all of the Microsoft Services and show only third-party
services.
> Spyware and malicious software will load themselves into this area
as well
> as running through the startup tab.
>
> Feel free to review the functionality, it is pretty cool and its
portable.
> I have used it on Windows 2000 computers to help trouble-shoot
issues as
> well.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike Truitt
> Microsoft Corporation

[Mike Truitt [Microsoft]]

Bruce,

No worries at all and I know the feeling. I am still mourning the passing
of regedt32.

Best regards,

Mike Truitt
Microsoft Corporation

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

And the irony is, Sysedit.exe is still with us! Go figure!

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"Mike Truitt [Microsoft]" > wrote in message
...
> Bruce,
>
> No worries at all and I know the feeling. I am still mourning the
passing
> of regedt32.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mike Truitt
> Microsoft Corporation