Disable message service

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I'm new, w/new XP-Home, keep getting a factory
messenger service pop-up. How do I disable this pop up?
Tks, Ace
 
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I'm new, w/new XP-Home, keep getting a factory
messenger service pop-up. How do I disable this pop up?
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Enable the XP firewall, or install another one.
 
Hi Frank,

Install a Firewall to prevent the pop-ups. Enable the Internet Connection
Firewall in Windows XP:

1. Open Network Connections
2. Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you want to
protect,
3. under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this connection.
4. On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select "Protect
my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer
from the Internet" check box.

This blocks the TCP ports responsible for Messenger data tranmissions and
prevents Pop-ups.

More Reading:
Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp


Optionally, disable the Messenger Service

1. Click Start | Run | and type "Services.msc"
2. Double-click Messenger Service.
3. On the General tab, in the Startup type box, click Disabled.
4. Click OK and close the "Services" window.
5. Restart Windows

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Ramesh
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I'm new, w/new XP-Home, keep getting a factory
messenger service pop-up. How do I disable this pop up?
Tks, Ace
 
Greetings --

This type of spam has become quite common over the past several
months, and unintentionally serves as a valid security "alert." It
demonstrates that you haven't been taking sufficient precautions while
connected to the Internet. Your data probably hasn't been compromised
by these specific advertisements, but if you're open to this exploit,
you may well be open to other threats, such as the Blaster Worm that
recently swept cross the Internet. Install and use a decent,
properly configured firewall. (Merely disabling the messenger
service, as some people recommend, only hides the symptom, and does
little or nothing to truly secure your machine.) And ignoring or just
"putting up with" the security gap represented by these messages is
particularly foolish.

Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement
Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Blocking Ads, Parasites, and Hijackers with a Hosts File
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Oh, and be especially wary of people who advise you to do nothing
more than disable the messenger service. Disabling the messenger
service, by itself, is a "head in the sand" approach to computer
security. The real problem is _not_ the messenger service pop-ups;
they're actually providing a useful, if annoying, service by acting as
a security alert. The true problem is the unsecured computer, and
you've been advised to merely turn off the warnings. How is this
helpful?


Bruce Chambers

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