How do I disable Messenger Service?

[JEM2day]

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

Is what you want to turn off appearing as "Messenger Service" windows? 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

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[Bill]

Hello Jonathan,
I would like to know the same thing JEM2day,how to stop
the messenger in services,but it,s not in services,I have
checked another computer so I know were to look,is it
possable to stop it some other way,
Thank you for any help or advice,
Bill.
>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>Is what you want to turn off appearing as "Messenger
Service" windows? 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
>
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