DISABLING THOSE DAMN POP UP MESSAGES

[TROUBLED IN HOUSTON]

I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO TURN THAT MESS OFF! I HAD
LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO BE RID OF THEM THRU KIM KOMMANDO'S
RADIO SHOW.

SHE REALLY KNOWS WHAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH
THEIR SYSTEMS.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger:55637

Greetings,

Do these "pop-ups" 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 pop ups, 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
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"TROUBLED IN HOUSTON" > wrote in message
...
> I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO TURN THAT MESS OFF! I HAD
> LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO BE RID OF THEM THRU KIM KOMMANDO'S
> RADIO SHOW.
>
> SHE REALLY KNOWS WHAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH
> THEIR SYSTEMS.

[mike]

Jonathan...what if they are coming from Windows Messenger,
not Messenger Service?? About 1 minute after I dial up
and establish an internet connection, I get a little box
that pops up in the bottom right corner of the screen
saying there is a new version of Windows Messenger
available if I want to download it. It goes away, but I
notice (via Norton Firewall) that Windows Messenger keeps
trying to establish a connection about every minute or
so. What exactly does Windows Messenger do? How can I
get rid of the popup message and all the attempts to
access the internet by Windows Messenger? Thanks


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>Do these "pop-ups" 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 pop ups, 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
>Windows MVP, Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
>"TROUBLED IN HOUSTON" > wrote
in message
...
>> I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO TURN THAT MESS OFF! I HAD
>> LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO BE RID OF THEM THRU KIM KOMMANDO'S
>> RADIO SHOW.
>>
>> SHE REALLY KNOWS WHAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH
>> THEIR SYSTEMS.
>
>
>.
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Mike,

You can stop it from automatically connecting by removing your Passport -- to do so, click
the Start Button, then click the
Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select your account name, and
then on the left side of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my Network
Passwords'. In the window that opens, click the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and click
'Remove'.

As well, you mentioned you're using Norton -- do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed?
Norton added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can
conflict with Messenger and cause some of this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus
(Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the
clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck
MSN Instant Messenger and click OK.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"mike" > wrote in message
...
> Jonathan...what if they are coming from Windows Messenger,
> not Messenger Service?? About 1 minute after I dial up
> and establish an internet connection, I get a little box
> that pops up in the bottom right corner of the screen
> saying there is a new version of Windows Messenger
> available if I want to download it. It goes away, but I
> notice (via Norton Firewall) that Windows Messenger keeps
> trying to establish a connection about every minute or
> so. What exactly does Windows Messenger do? How can I
> get rid of the popup message and all the attempts to
> access the internet by Windows Messenger? Thanks
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings,
> >
> >Do these "pop-ups" 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 pop ups, 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
> >Windows MVP, Messenger
> >Associate Expert
> >http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> >Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> >
> >"TROUBLED IN HOUSTON" > wrote
> in message
> ...
> >> I HAVE FORGOTTEN HOW TO TURN THAT MESS OFF! I HAD
> >> LEARNED ABOUT HOW TO BE RID OF THEM THRU KIM KOMMANDO'S
> >> RADIO SHOW.
> >>
> >> SHE REALLY KNOWS WHAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH
> >> THEIR SYSTEMS.
> >
> >
> >.
> >