Messenger Service

[hotrod66]

I am receiving messenger service message regarding secutiy patches and the
threat of viruses. Before I proceed to e-mail or internet, I must close
these windows. Any advice? Thanks.

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings,

The easiest solution is to install Windows XP Service Pack 2, as it turns off this service
and engages a firewall. The upgrade will soon be forced, so installing it now wouldn't be a
bad idea. You can find it here:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"hotrod66" > wrote in message
...
>I am receiving messenger service message regarding secutiy patches and the
> threat of viruses. Before I proceed to e-mail or internet, I must close
> these windows. Any advice? Thanks.

[Iain]

Disable the messenger service manually. Click start>run
type in services.msc and click ok.

double click messenger, click stop, change the startup
type to disabled and click ok

Job done


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings,
>
>The easiest solution is to install Windows XP Service
Pack 2, as it turns off this service
>and engages a firewall. The upgrade will soon be forced,
so installing it now wouldn't be a
>bad idea. You can find it here:
>http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
>____________________________________________
>Jonathan Kay
>Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>Associate Expert
>http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2005
Jonathan Kay.
>You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
>"hotrod66" > wrote in
message
...
>>I am receiving messenger service message regarding
secutiy patches and the
>> threat of viruses. Before I proceed to e-mail or
internet, I must close
>> these windows. Any advice? Thanks.
>
>
>.
>

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