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[Joanna]

I have had all I can take of the message boxes that pop
up on my screen 24 hours a day. Most of them are so
vulgar. My kids walk by the computer and see vulgar
popups. How do I get rid of them without spending a
fortune. FREE is good.

Thanks,
Joanna

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Joanna,

Do these "message boxes that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so,
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, 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.

Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security
issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
(This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Joanna" > wrote in message
...
>I have had all I can take of the message boxes that pop
> up on my screen 24 hours a day. Most of them are so
> vulgar. My kids walk by the computer and see vulgar
> popups. How do I get rid of them without spending a
> fortune. FREE is good.
>
> Thanks,
> Joanna

Thank you !!!! It worked
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Joanna,
>
>Do these "message boxes that are appearing
have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so,
>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, 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.
>
>Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected
yourself against the latest security
>issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the
security patches:
>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
>(This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way,
just a reminder)
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"Joanna" > wrote in
message
...
>>I have had all I can take of the message boxes that pop
>> up on my screen 24 hours a day. Most of them are so
>> vulgar. My kids walk by the computer and see vulgar
>> popups. How do I get rid of them without spending a
>> fortune. FREE is good.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joanna
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi,

Glad to hear it =).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

> wrote in message
...
> Thank you !!!! It worked
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Greetings Joanna,
>>
>>Do these "message boxes that are appearing
> have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so,
>>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, 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.
>>
>>Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected
> yourself against the latest security
>>issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the
> security patches:
>>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
>>(This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way,
> just a reminder)
>>____________________________________________
>>Jonathan Kay
>>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>>Associate Expert
>>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>>
>>"Joanna" > wrote in
> message
...
>>>I have had all I can take of the message boxes that pop
>>> up on my screen 24 hours a day. Most of them are so
>>> vulgar. My kids walk by the computer and see vulgar
>>> popups. How do I get rid of them without spending a
>>> fortune. FREE is good.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joanna
>>
>>
>>.
>>