Angel Nikki
April 13th 03, 10:10 PM
In the default installation of XP, the Messenger service runs by
default. Messenger in Windows 2000/XP is similiar to the functionality
of what "WinPopup" was to Win3.x/9X. However, having this service
running will cause problems in the very near future, as ANYONE can
send popup messages to your computer when you have this service
running. (The service doesn't check where the message comes from).
Note: This is not MSN messenger nor popups from websites.
How to Stop:
1. Go to Start, then Run and type in services.msc Click Ok
2. Scroll to Messenger, select it, right click it and choose
Properties.
3. Under startup choose "Disabled", then choose Stop.
4. When stopped, click Ok.
Sample Popup: http://www.ostweaks.com/temp/popup.jpg
More Information: http://www.windowsxpatoz.com/cgi-bin/search/index.cgi?answer=1036285319&id=1234567890
( copy and paste if link is broken or go to www.windowsxpatoz.com )
default. Messenger in Windows 2000/XP is similiar to the functionality
of what "WinPopup" was to Win3.x/9X. However, having this service
running will cause problems in the very near future, as ANYONE can
send popup messages to your computer when you have this service
running. (The service doesn't check where the message comes from).
Note: This is not MSN messenger nor popups from websites.
How to Stop:
1. Go to Start, then Run and type in services.msc Click Ok
2. Scroll to Messenger, select it, right click it and choose
Properties.
3. Under startup choose "Disabled", then choose Stop.
4. When stopped, click Ok.
Sample Popup: http://www.ostweaks.com/temp/popup.jpg
More Information: http://www.windowsxpatoz.com/cgi-bin/search/index.cgi?answer=1036285319&id=1234567890
( copy and paste if link is broken or go to www.windowsxpatoz.com )