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Old January 12th 04, 11:42 PM
Brian
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Default pop-ups that not relevant--cant remove!

Cant remove Messenger--even with add/remove.
Other pop-ups of services XP wont allow--come up at start-
up.

Any help appreciated

Regards

Brian
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Old January 12th 04, 11:42 PM
Jonathan Kay [MVP]
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Default pop-ups that not relevant--cant remove!

Greetings Brian,

What "pop ups" are you seeing? is what you're seeing "popups" with the words "Messenger
Service" in the titlebar? If so, what you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to
Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (these 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
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

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Cant remove Messenger--even with add/remove.
Other pop-ups of services XP wont allow--come up at start-
up.

Any help appreciated

Regards

Brian



 




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