Messenger pop ups

[Rbee]

Is there any way of stopping messenger pop ups?

I've tried signing out of the service but this does not
help.

Help as this is very annoying.

Rbee

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Rbee,

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.

Just as a little reminder, make sure you've protected yourself against the latest security
issues by visiting WindowsUpdate and installing the security patches:
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
(This isn't related to the Messenger Service in any way, just a reminder)
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Guest]

This might help

Recently, I began to receive spam messages that simply
pop up on my computer screen. After a little research, I
discovered that this spamming technique uses Windows'
built-in Messenger service, which sends messages in a
broadcast across a network. The way to block these
annoying messages is to disable the Messenger service. In
Windows XP, you can do this through the Control Panel.
Navigate to Administrative Tools | Services. Double-click
on Messenger and click on Stop. Then set the Startup Type
to Manual or Disable. Click on OK and the pop-up spam
will be blocked.