Messenger Service

[Bill Norton]

Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
want it. How can I get rid of it?

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Bill Norton wrote:
> Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
> want it. How can I get rid of it?

Bill

This question is asked and answered here many times each day. You need to
enable the built-in firewall for XP to block this type of intrusion. Open
Control Panel/Network Connections. Right click the connection you use and
select Properties/Advanced tab. Tick the option to enable the ICF.

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[Donald Link]

Do a search on Google for xp messenger and you find 4 or 5 ways to disable
it.



"Bill Norton" > wrote in message
...
> Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
> want it. How can I get rid of it?

[rifleman]

In ,
Ronnie Vernon MVP > cogitated deeply and wrote
> Bill Norton wrote:
>> Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
>> want it. How can I get rid of it?
>
> Bill
>
> This question is asked and answered here many times each day. You
> need to enable the built-in firewall for XP to block this type of
> intrusion. Open Control Panel/Network Connections. Right click the
> connection you use and select Properties/Advanced tab. Tick the
> option to enable the ICF.

But that won't actually disable messenger if that's what the OP wants to do,
it only stops inbound messages!

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[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

rifleman wrote:
> In ,
> Ronnie Vernon MVP > cogitated deeply and wrote
>> Bill Norton wrote:
>>> Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
>>> want it. How can I get rid of it?
>>
>> Bill
>>
>> This question is asked and answered here many times each day. You
>> need to enable the built-in firewall for XP to block this type of
>> intrusion. Open Control Panel/Network Connections. Right click the
>> connection you use and select Properties/Advanced tab. Tick the
>> option to enable the ICF.
>
> But that won't actually disable messenger if that's what the OP wants
> to do, it only stops inbound messages!

Disabling the Messenger Service is not the best fix for this problem. The
real problem that the OP has is the open ports that are allowing these
messages onto his system, Messenger is just a symptom of this much bigger
problem. He needs to enable the firewall to close these ports to even more
malicious traffic. The next data he gets through these wide open ports could
be more than a simple spam message.

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[Silly You]

"Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message =
...
> rifleman wrote:
> > In ,
> > Ronnie Vernon MVP > cogitated deeply and wrote
> >> Bill Norton wrote:
> >>> Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
> >>> want it. How can I get rid of it?
> >>
> >> Bill
> >>
> >> This question is asked and answered here many times each day. You
> >> need to enable the built-in firewall for XP to block this type of
> >> intrusion. Open Control Panel/Network Connections. Right click the
> >> connection you use and select Properties/Advanced tab. Tick the
> >> option to enable the ICF.
> >
> > But that won't actually disable messenger if that's what the OP =
wants
> > to do, it only stops inbound messages!
>=20
> Disabling the Messenger Service is not the best fix for this problem. =
The
> real problem that the OP has is the open ports that are allowing these
> messages onto his system, Messenger is just a symptom of this much =
bigger
> problem. He needs to enable the firewall to close these ports to even =
more
> malicious traffic. The next data he gets through these wide open ports =
could
> be more than a simple spam message.

Reading comprehension wasn't your first learning curve in life, and it =
still hasn't made the "to do" list for you either!

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

Silly You wrote:
> "Ronnie Vernon MVP" > wrote in message
> ...
>> rifleman wrote:
>>> In ,
>>> Ronnie Vernon MVP > cogitated deeply and wrote
>>>> Bill Norton wrote:
>>>>> Messenger Service "butts in" all of the time and I don't
>>>>> want it. How can I get rid of it?
>>>>
>>>> Bill
>>>>
>>>> This question is asked and answered here many times each day. You
>>>> need to enable the built-in firewall for XP to block this type of
>>>> intrusion. Open Control Panel/Network Connections. Right click the
>>>> connection you use and select Properties/Advanced tab. Tick the
>>>> option to enable the ICF.
>>>
>>> But that won't actually disable messenger if that's what the OP
>>> wants
>>> to do, it only stops inbound messages!
>>
>> Disabling the Messenger Service is not the best fix for this
>> problem. The
>> real problem that the OP has is the open ports that are allowing
>> these
>> messages onto his system, Messenger is just a symptom of this much
>> bigger
>> problem. He needs to enable the firewall to close these ports to
>> even more
>> malicious traffic. The next data he gets through these wide open
>> ports could
>> be more than a simple spam message.
>
> Reading comprehension wasn't your first learning curve in life, and
> it still hasn't made the "to do" list for you either!

You probably see yourself as very unique, but you are just the latest in a
very, very long line of trolls who stumble into the newsgroups on a regular
basis. You post the same old rude remarks, the same old tiresome comments.
it's almost as if your kind have a regular dictionary that you use. You act
just like all the others who came before you. After a while people like you
become like pictures hanging on the wall, they are there, but most people
don't pay much attention to them. Do a Google for the word "Troll" and you
can save yourself considerable time by cutting and pasting the derogatory
remarks from your predecessors.

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