messanger

[josh]

i have a dsl connecton to my comp and i play a lot of
games on line when i am playing i tend to get the little
windows messanger messages and i wanted to know it anyone
knew how to make them go away

[Joli Ballew]

Open Messenger, go to Tools>Options. From the Preferences tab, uncheck
anythign that has to do with displaying an alert.


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"josh" > wrote in message
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> i have a dsl connecton to my comp and i play a lot of
> games on line when i am playing i tend to get the little
> windows messanger messages and i wanted to know it anyone
> knew how to make them go away

[Bugsbyte]

Check here
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302089

"josh" > wrote in message
...
> i have a dsl connecton to my comp and i play a lot of
> games on line when i am playing i tend to get the little
> windows messanger messages and i wanted to know it anyone
> knew how to make them go away

[Gary Tsang]

For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904&
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

This will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

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Gary Tsang


"josh" > wrote in message
...
> i have a dsl connecton to my comp and i play a lot of
> games on line when i am playing i tend to get the little
> windows messanger messages and i wanted to know it anyone
> knew how to make them go away