Kill Messenger Service

[Dennis]

How do I disable this cursed Messenger Service? I'm
getting pretty irritated with these pornographic popups
that always seem to occur when my 5 year old son is
playing on the computer.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Dennis;
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.

Internet Connection Firewall 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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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Dennis" > wrote in message
...
> How do I disable this cursed Messenger Service? I'm
> getting pretty irritated with these pornographic popups
> that always seem to occur when my 5 year old son is
> playing on the computer.

[David A. Spicer]

A firewall will stop Messenger Service popups. Graphic popups are not the
Messenger Service, they are Web popups. You can get a free popup stopper
here:
http://www.panicware.com/popupstoppercompare.html

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http://dhs.has.it


"Dennis" > wrote in message
...
> How do I disable this cursed Messenger Service? I'm
> getting pretty irritated with these pornographic popups
> that always seem to occur when my 5 year old son is
> playing on the computer.

[wh]

OK, I'm on AOL, I've disabled windows messenger...My
first day on XP Home...came here, and I keep reading how
everyone is having the same problem with the pop
ups....WHY is there such a thing on XP if it is such a
hugh problem for so many of us? Is there a way to just
uninstall windows messenger completely without! messing
anything else up? I do not use outlook express - got my
aol email, do have ie6SP1, have certain sites
restricted/cookies blocked...do not have the brainpower
or money to buy one to try to figure out a firewall for
this one problem! Thanks!
>-----Original Message-----
>Dennis;
>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.
>
>Internet Connection Firewall 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
>
>--
>Jupiter Jones [MVP]
>An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
etup.asp
>Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
>
>
>"Dennis" > wrote in message
...
>> How do I disable this cursed Messenger Service? I'm
>> getting pretty irritated with these pornographic popups
>> that always seem to occur when my 5 year old son is
>> playing on the computer.
>
>
>.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Did you read my post that you responded to?
It tells you how to disable Messenger Service (not to be confused with
Windows Messenger)
Since Windows XP firewall does not work with AOL, you need a 3rd party
firewall:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.


"wh" > wrote in message
...
> OK, I'm on AOL, I've disabled windows messenger...My
> first day on XP Home...came here, and I keep reading how
> everyone is having the same problem with the pop
> ups....WHY is there such a thing on XP if it is such a
> hugh problem for so many of us? Is there a way to just
> uninstall windows messenger completely without! messing
> anything else up? I do not use outlook express - got my
> aol email, do have ie6SP1, have certain sites
> restricted/cookies blocked...do not have the brainpower
> or money to buy one to try to figure out a firewall for
> this one problem! Thanks!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Dennis;
> >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.
> >
> >Internet Connection Firewall 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
> >
> >--
> >Jupiter Jones [MVP]
> >An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/s
> etup.asp
> >Please respond to newsgroup only for everyone's benefit.
> >
> >
> >"Dennis" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> How do I disable this cursed Messenger Service? I'm
> >> getting pretty irritated with these pornographic popups
> >> that always seem to occur when my 5 year old son is
> >> playing on the computer.
> >
> >
> >.
> >

[mouseyface]

http://www.dougknox.com/ http://grc.com/freepopular.htm . But, as stated,
you need a popupstopper and firewall. Windows Messenger Service is not the
same as MSN Messenger instant messaging. It is the Windows Messenger
Service which is allowing this spamming but we disabled both.

"Dennis" > wrote in message
...
| How do I disable this cursed Messenger Service? I'm
| getting pretty irritated with these pornographic popups
| that always seem to occur when my 5 year old son is
| playing on the computer.