Annoying pop-up messenger ads

Just a quick followup.....that seems to have done the
trick! Thanks again.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Kev,

No problem =)
____________________________________________
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) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"kev" wrote in
message
...
Many thanks Jonathan. I'll give it a try and check the
updates as well.
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Kev,

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
____________________________________________
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) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"kev" wrote in
message
. ..
Recently installed XP. Now when booting up or changing
user identity, I get annoying pop up ads from
Messenger.
(Spyware ads, etc etc)
How do I stop this from occurring?



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Just a quick followup.....that seems to have done the
trick! Thanks again.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Kev,

No problem =)
____________________________________________
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) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"kev" wrote in
message
...
Many thanks Jonathan. I'll give it a try and check the
updates as well.
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Kev,

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
____________________________________________
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) 2004
Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.

"kev" wrote in
message
. ..
Recently installed XP. Now when booting up or changing
user identity, I get annoying pop up ads from
Messenger.
(Spyware ads, etc etc)
How do I stop this from occurring?



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