Messenger service pop-ups

How can I stop getting messenger service pop-ups while I
am playing games?

Greetings Steve,

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

"Steve" <stevenboyd1@aol> wrote in message news:065501c35237$1f9c1ef0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> How can I stop getting messenger service pop-ups while I
> am playing games?

Please run a search. This question has been answered THOUSANDS of times.
Although I see the wonderful MVP has already helped you. Please, in the
future run a quick search before asking.
"Steve" <stevenboyd1@aol> wrote in message
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> How can I stop getting messenger service pop-ups while I
> am playing games?

>-----Original Message-----
>How can I stop getting messenger service pop-ups while I
>am playing games?
>.
>GO TO THIS SITE
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...g/howto/communi
cate/stopspam.asp