I have messenger service popped up on my new laptop screen everyday that I
never subscribed to. I wonder if anyone could help me how to stop it?

Thanks,

Dan

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> I have messenger service popped up on my new laptop screen everyday that I
> never subscribed to. I wonder if anyone could help me how to stop it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan

Hi,
Go there: http://grc.com/freepopular.htm and d/l "Shoot the Messenger"
Also look around for other nice goodies.

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StarScripter wrote:
> ==> *nhoemnhieu* from: (E-Mail Removed)
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>
>> I have messenger service popped up on my new laptop screen everyday
>> that I never subscribed to. I wonder if anyone could help me how to
>> stop it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dan
>
> Hi,
> Go there: http://grc.com/freepopular.htm and d/l "Shoot the Messenger"
> Also look around for other nice goodies.

Oh wow, a whole program to type "net stop messenger" for you.

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wonderful person Robert Moir <(E-Mail Removed)> said
>StarScripter wrote:
>> ==> *nhoemnhieu* from: (E-Mail Removed)
>> ==> scribbled in: xxfVa.18002$(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>>> I have messenger service popped up on my new laptop screen everyday
>>> that I never subscribed to. I wonder if anyone could help me how to
>>> stop it?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dan
>>
>> Hi,
>> Go there: http://grc.com/freepopular.htm and d/l "Shoot the Messenger"
>> Also look around for other nice goodies.
>
>Oh wow, a whole program to type "net stop messenger" for you.

And that's a pretty feeble solution as well - if those ports are open to
the www, then the firewall isn't set up right (or doesn't exist), and
who knows what-all else is equally shared with the whole planet. By all
means stop messenger - as well, not instead of, fixing the firewall.

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>
>I have messenger service popped up on my new laptop screen everyday that I
>never subscribed to. I wonder if anyone could help me how to stop it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dan
>
******************** REPLY SEPARATER **********************
Turn off the Messenger service in services panel (Run services.msc), and
disable port 445 by adding the following registry key that does not exist by
default:

Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetBT\Parameters
Value: SmbDeviceEnabled
Type: DWORD value (REG_DWORD)
Content: 0 (to disable)

Thanks for the help. It works!

Dan


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> In article <xxfVa.18002$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > I have messenger service popped up on my new laptop screen everyday that
I
> > never subscribed to. I wonder if anyone could help me how to stop it?
> >
> Start, Run, services.msc
>
> Go to Messenger service, select properties. Stop the service and set it
> to disabled.
>
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