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annoying messenger popups
how do i get rid of those messenger popups? thx
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annoying messenger popups
Hi,
These messages are caused by the windows messenger service, however, the messenger service is not the problem, the real problem is the fact that you are not running a firewall, or if you are, you haven't blocked ports 137-139. Disabling the messenger service will stop the popups, but if you have file and print sharing bound to your external TCP/IP connection, then you could also potentially be sharing your entire hard disk with the world since netBIOS uses ports 137-139. A good firewall can be found at www.zonelabs.com The small "ShootTheMessenger" Messenger service enabler/disabler will turn off the messenger. http://grc.com/miscfiles/ShootTheMessenger.exe Or you can do it manually: Disabling the Messenger Service To remove the ability for anyone in the world to pop up messages on your computer, you can disable the Messenger service. Its easy to reverse at a later time if you wish to do so. Windows XP Home Click Start-Settings -Control Panel Click Performance and Maintenance Click Administrative Tools Double click Services Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties. Click the STOP button. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar Click OK Windows XP Professional Click Start-Settings -Control Panel Click Administrative Tools Click Services Double click Services Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties. Click the STOP button. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar Click OK HTH -- Greg Crawford ***************************** * www.greg-crawford.co.uk * * Remove MyShoes to email me * ***************************** EDDIE GOOD typed: :: how do i get rid of those messenger popups? thx |
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annoying messenger popups
Greetings,
Do these "popups" 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 "EDDIE GOOD" wrote in message ... how do i get rid of those messenger popups? thx |
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annoying messenger popups
Heh. Is this the intensely complicated and technical
tweaking that http://www.messagestomper.com spammed me about? The other day I got an email spam advertising anti-spam software. These people have no sense of irony, do they? There's a store down the road offering a p-200 complete system for $25 ... I'm thinking I'll go get one, install OpenBSD - http://www.openbsd.org (or maybe ClosedBSD, a FreeBSD mod - http://www.closedbsd.org) and run that for a firewall box. *sigh* I was really hoping to avoid the time spent on that project, but looks like I don't have a choice if I want to share files in lazy fashion (ie no password). Thanks for the how-to, Jonathan. At least I can go back to playing Arcanum w/o getting spammed in the middle of it -----Original Message----- Greetings, Do these "popups" 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 "EDDIE GOOD" wrote in message ... how do i get rid of those messenger popups? thx . |
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annoying messenger popups
Hi,
You're very welcome =). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Derrill" wrote in message ... Heh. Is this the intensely complicated and technical tweaking that http://www.messagestomper.com spammed me about? The other day I got an email spam advertising anti-spam software. These people have no sense of irony, do they? There's a store down the road offering a p-200 complete system for $25 ... I'm thinking I'll go get one, install OpenBSD - http://www.openbsd.org (or maybe ClosedBSD, a FreeBSD mod - http://www.closedbsd.org) and run that for a firewall box. *sigh* I was really hoping to avoid the time spent on that project, but looks like I don't have a choice if I want to share files in lazy fashion (ie no password). Thanks for the how-to, Jonathan. At least I can go back to playing Arcanum w/o getting spammed in the middle of it -----Original Message----- Greetings, Do these "popups" 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 "EDDIE GOOD" wrote in message ... how do i get rid of those messenger popups? thx . |
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