Little Gray Messenger Popups

How do these Guys get into XP with these messeger popups
wanting you to pay to keep them out. And How do I stop
them?????????

Greetings Bobby,

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


"Bobby" <bbobbycash@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> How do these Guys get into XP with these messeger popups
> wanting you to pay to keep them out. And How do I stop
> them?????????

Thank you, Jonathan.

I just bought a new computer and effectively upgraded
from Windows 95 where I never had this problem. At
first, about a month ago, I was getting one or two pop-
ups a day. Now it is four or five an hour. I've
implemented your instructions. Hope it works.


>-----Original Message-----
>Greetings Bobby,
>
>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
>
>
>"Bobby" <bbobbycash@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:1f5e01c352f5$04718700$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> How do these Guys get into XP with these messeger
popups
>> wanting you to pay to keep them out. And How do I stop
>> them?????????
>
>
>.
>

Hi Brian,

It will work =).

Windows 95 didn't have this service, it's only in Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Brian L. Riley" <blriley@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Thank you, Jonathan.
>
> I just bought a new computer and effectively upgraded
> from Windows 95 where I never had this problem. At
> first, about a month ago, I was getting one or two pop-
> ups a day. Now it is four or five an hour. I've
> implemented your instructions. Hope it works.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Greetings Bobby,
> >
> >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
> >
> >
> >"Bobby" <bbobbycash@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:1f5e01c352f5$04718700$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> How do these Guys get into XP with these messeger
> popups
> >> wanting you to pay to keep them out. And How do I stop
> >> them?????????
> >
> >
> >.
> >

What port are they using? Can they be stopped with a firewall?

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
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> Greetings Bobby,
>
> 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.