messenger service pop up ads

[Jason]

How do i get rid of them?there popping up every Min. and
ruining when my family plays games on the internet.Plus
there down right more anoying then junk email.plzz help
me out here.
Thanks

[Alex]

See below from Jonathan as for how to stop them

Alex

<quote>
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.

Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
</quote>


"Jason" > wrote in message
...
> How do i get rid of them?there popping up every Min. and
> ruining when my family plays games on the internet.Plus
> there down right more anoying then junk email.plzz help
> me out here.
> Thanks