Cant Remove Windows Messenger program

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I am trying to GO:
Control Panel>
Add & Remove PRograms>
and then list does not populate keeping me from removing
Windows Messenger. Leaving me with no wat to stop the
associated pop-up messenger ads???
 
Greetings,

Do these "popups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, 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, 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.
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Thanks for the info. I have done this but it still appears
in the Task Manager. Since it's not "Windows Messenger" is
there any reason that I should not just delete this
program?

Thanks for any help!!
-----Original Message-----
Greetings,

Do these "popups" that are appearing have "Messenger
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Service" in their titlebar? If so, what
you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to
Click to expand...
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, you'll need to disable
Click to expand...
the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run,
enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down
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to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then
choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled'
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and then choose the 'Stop' button.
After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in
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Windows or any real third-party
 
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