Howto Disable Messenger Service Pop-ups

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Wendy;
These ads are using Messenger Service.
Messenger Service is a valuable tool many use.
Like many tools, it can be exploited.

No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
[url]http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=330904[/url]
[url]http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp[/url]
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

Internet Connection Firewall will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Wendy" <wenmeg@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know how to disable the Messenger Service? I
> am getting tons of pop ups on my machine, many times as
> many as 50 that I have to close down. It's not the IM
> messenger that I'm talking about but the actual Messenger
> Service.
>
> Any help or KB article would be helpful.

[Larry Maietta]

I had the same problem, free tech support helped. Here is
what they showed me. Click Statr, run, type in
services.msc, then click OK.
In the services list, click,or double click, depending on
your setup,Messenger service to open it.
Click Stop, and set the Startup type to disable.
Click OK.
Restart as needed.
Larry

>-----Original Message-----
>Does anyone know how to disable the Messenger Service?

I

>am getting tons of pop ups on my machine, many times as
>many as 50 that I have to close down. It's not the IM
>messenger that I'm talking about but the actual

Messenger

>Service.
>
>Any help or KB article would be helpful.
>.
>

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Larry;
If that is the advice quality you routinely get from your "free tech
support", you should consider another source.
Their advice stops the symptom but does nothing for the real problem
which is an unprotected computer.
Read my previous post.

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"Larry Maietta" <larrymaietta@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:070901c350c0$9de5c590$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> I had the same problem, free tech support helped. Here is
> what they showed me. Click Statr, run, type in
> services.msc, then click OK.
> In the services list, click,or double click, depending on
> your setup,Messenger service to open it.
> Click Stop, and set the Startup type to disable.
> Click OK.
> Restart as needed.
> Larry

> >-----Original Message-----
> >Does anyone know how to disable the Messenger Service?

> I

> >am getting tons of pop ups on my machine, many times as
> >many as 50 that I have to close down. It's not the IM
> >messenger that I'm talking about but the actual

> Messenger

> >Service.
> >
> >Any help or KB article would be helpful.
> >.
> >