messenger service

[Keith]

Can anyone tell me how to turn off the messenger service?
I am sooooo tired of this popping up every minute or so.

[Gary Tsang]

To turn off the Messenger Service...

Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Hit the Stop Button under Service Status section
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts


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Gary Tsang


"Keith" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me how to turn off the messenger service?
> I am sooooo tired of this popping up every minute or so.

[larry samuels MS-MVP \(XP Shell/User\)]

Turning off the messenger service only hides the problem--your pc is still
exposed to the internet.
Use a firewall to block ports 135-139 to fix the problem.

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"Keith" > wrote in message
...
> Can anyone tell me how to turn off the messenger service?
> I am sooooo tired of this popping up every minute or so.

[Keith]

>-----Original Message-----
>Turning off the messenger service only hides the problem-
-your pc is still
>exposed to the internet.
>Use a firewall to block ports 135-139 to fix the problem.
>
>--
>Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
>Associate Expert
>Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
>http://home.triad.rr.com/faq/WNS2003%20FAQ.htm
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>_____________________________________________
>"Keith" > wrote in message
...
>> Can anyone tell me how to turn off the messenger
service?
>> I am sooooo tired of this popping up every minute or
so.
>Thanks guys. How do I set up a firewall to block ports
135-139? Will this stop the other unwanted popups?
>
>.
>

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Keith" > wrote in message

>> -----Original Message-----
>> Turning off the messenger service only hides the problem- -your pc
>> is still exposed to the internet.
>> Use a firewall to block ports 135-139 to fix the problem.
>>
>> --
>> Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
>> Associate Expert
>> Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
>> http://home.triad.rr.com/faq/WNS2003%20FAQ.htm
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> _____________________________________________
>> "Keith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Can anyone tell me how to turn off the messenger service?
>>> I am sooooo tired of this popping up every minute or
> so.
>> Thanks guys. How do I set up a firewall to block ports
> 135-139? Will this stop the other unwanted popups?
>>
>> .

Are you using Win2K or WinXP?

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[Keith]

>-----Original Message-----
>"Keith" > wrote in message

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> Turning off the messenger service only hides the
problem- -your pc
>>> is still exposed to the internet.
>>> Use a firewall to block ports 135-139 to fix the
problem.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Larry Samuels MS-MVP (Windows-Shell/User)
>>> Associate Expert
>>> Unofficial FAQ for Windows Server 2003 at
>>> http://home.triad.rr.com/faq/WNS2003%20FAQ.htm
>>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>> _____________________________________________
>>> "Keith" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Can anyone tell me how to turn off the messenger
service?
>>>> I am sooooo tired of this popping up every minute or
>> so.
>>> Thanks guys. How do I set up a firewall to block
ports
>> 135-139? Will this stop the other unwanted popups?
>>>
>>> .
>
>Are you using Win2K or WinXP?
>
>--
>Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
>Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>http://www.fjsmjs.com
>
>.
>Windows XP Home Ed.

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

"Keith" > wrote in message

>> -----Original Message-----
>> "Keith" > wrote in message
>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> Turning off the messenger service only hides the problem- -your pc
>>>> is still exposed to the internet.
>>>> Use a firewall to block ports 135-139 to fix the problem.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks guys. How do I set up a firewall to block ports 135-139?
>>>> Will this stop the other unwanted popups?
>>>>
>>>> .
>>
>> Are you using Win2K or WinXP?
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP
>> Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>>
>> .
>> Windows XP Home Ed.

Applying the WinXP firewall to the connection should stop the Messenger
Service messages.

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