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How do I get rid of Messenger pop-ups. Sometimes I have
25 to 30 pop-ups and have to rid the screen of them before I can do anything.? I did not have them before I upgraded to Windows XP. Thank you |
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Greetings Jan,
Do these "messages" 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 Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Jan Kutch" wrote in message ... How do I get rid of Messenger pop-ups. Sometimes I have 25 to 30 pop-ups and have to rid the screen of them before I can do anything.? I did not have them before I upgraded to Windows XP. Thank you |
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