Disabling Windows Messenger???

[Guest]

Hi. How do I disable Windows Messenger so that I stop getting all those annoying Pop-ups?

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

You need a firewall. 'Messenger spam', is not in itself harmful, but is
symptomatic of a larger problem - your computer has ports open from the
Internet.

You can disable the Messenger service, but that is unwise as a solution as
you'll still have the underlying problem that caused you to get the messages
in the first place - consider the messages a useful warning that you have no
protection from the Internet. This is all too important now, given the
recent rash of RPC worms....

For a standalone machine, see www.sygate.com for a free personal firewall,
or if using Windows XP, you can enable the built-in internet connection
firewall (ICF).

See http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm for more info. Also,
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/nopopups.htm is a good resource - although
for browser popups, you might want to consider http://toolbar.google.com -
it works like a champ and is also handy for searching.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Marcus,

You are confusing Windows Messenger with Messenger Service. They are
completely different.

You need to turn of networking on your internet connection. You do this by
either disabling NetBIOS over TCP/IP or turn on the firewall.

To disable the Messenger Service:

Go to Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services. Double click the
Messenger Service and change Automatic to Disabled, then click the Stop
button.

Or use this automated edit:

Disable Messenger Service (Line 95)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Home PC Firewall Guide
http://www.firewallguide.com/

More information and options here on using a Firewall:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_m.htm#ms

 

[Plato]

Hi. How do I disable Windows Messenger so that I stop getting all those annoying Pop-ups?

Well, you can remove windows messenger by following the following:

http://www.computerlynx.net/remove_messenger.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=302089

However, that may not be the source of all your popups. See here:

http://www.bootdisk.com/xptop10.htm#3

 

[S Vijay [MSFT]]

Hi,

Generally the pop-ups in the system is caused by spyware programs which are
installed in your system when you visit certain websites. You can check
your system for any spywares by downloading and running freeware softwares
like spybot and ad-aware. You can download and run spybot from your system
by accessing the link given below:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,22262,00.asp

However if you want to stop Windows messenger from running in the Windows
xP based computer, then follow the setps in the KB article given below:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302089&Product=WinMs
gr#appliesto

Hope this helps.

S.Vijay

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights

 

[Kelly]

No, no, no and more no!

The poster is speaking of Messenger Service pop-ups, period. The poster
mislead the subject line, but you should have caught that.

Also, please include the original post within your reply.