Windows Messenger

[Rad]

I need to get rid of this annoying MESSENGER SERVICE!!!
Microsoft your are really making this whole computing
thing very ANNOYING!! I dont just want to stop these
popups but I want to completely REMOVE IT FROM MY HARD
DRIVE...I dont use I dont need it I dont want it!!

PLEASE AND I MEAN PLEASE TELL ME HOW TO RID OF THIS
ANNOYING HASSLE....IF I NEED SOMETHING I WILL FIND IT. I
REALLY DONT NEED YOUR HELP!!

HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Rad,

Do these "pop-ups" 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 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
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com