ms messenger

[mylo]

hi all
i keep getting a message on a grey background advising me to go to certain sites to download software to stop these particular messages.question is how are they getting on and how do i stop them?
thanks, steve

[FrYGuY]

Go to Start, Run, type in "services.msc" (Without the quotes).

Scroll down to "Messenger", right click, select properties, and choose Startup type "Disabled".

The problem is that the Messenger Alerts were meant to allow Network Administrators to alert users of the network to routine maintanance or whatnot, but it unfortunately allows Internet Spammers to randomly generate Pop-Up's to anybody with it enabled and connected to the internet...

[Lion7718]

Using the Messenger Service anyone in the world can send pop up messages to your computer, you can disable the Messenger service. Its easy to reverse at a later time.

Windows 2000
Click Start-> Programs-> Administrative Tools->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 Apply
Click OK

Windows XP
Click Start->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 Apply
Click OK

Windows NT
Click Start ->Control Panel
Double Click Administrative Tools
Select Services-> Double-click on Messenger
In the Messenger Properties window, select Stop,
Then choose Disable as the Startup Type
Click Apply
Click OK

Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows ME
Click Start->Settings->Control Panel->Add\Remove Programs
Select Windows Setup->System->Tools->Details->WinPopUp
Remove the check from WinPopUp
Click OK
Click Apply

Reboot

[mylo]

thanks for your time guys, followed instructions and seems ok.
Steve

[AlienChld7]

hi

[Afterburner]

When I seen that someone had asked how to get rid of those annoying popups that claim they are do with with ms messenger , I had to check this out. These things have been pestering me constantly especially when I am playing a game online, thats when they get worse. My thanks go out to Mylo for posting the question and FrYGuY and Lion7718 for the answer . I hope this is the end of these popups for good. :urock:

[Yoda]

Originally posted by AlienChld7
hi

whats up?