Disable Messenger

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Please tell me how to disable Windows XP Messenger or at
least how to prevent it from starting up whenever I go
online. I never use it and I think it is leaking spam.
 
Greetings,

Windows Messenger does not "leak spam" however, you can disable Windows Messenger by opening
it up, click Tools, Options, Preferences tab and unchecking 'Run this Program when Windows
starts' or 'Run Windows Messenger when Windows starts' (depending on version). As well, you
can disable it further by going to Start, Control Panel, Add or Remove Programs, Add/Remove
Windows Components on the left, uncheck Windows Messenger in the components list and click
Next >. Note: this is only available if you've installed Windows XP Service Pack 1 -- if you
haven't, visit http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com. This won't remove Windows Messenger
completely, but it will let it stay out of your way.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
Since you think you're "leaking spam" I wonder if you're talking about the
Messenger _service_. Here's what Jonathan Kay posted elsewhere about that: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.
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