Little Gray Messenger Popups

[Bobby]

How do these Guys get into XP with these messeger popups
wanting you to pay to keep them out. And How do I stop
them?????????

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Bobby,

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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[Brian L. Riley]

Thank you, Jonathan.

I just bought a new computer and effectively upgraded
from Windows 95 where I never had this problem. At
first, about a month ago, I was getting one or two pop-
ups a day. Now it is four or five an hour. I've
implemented your instructions. Hope it works.

-----Original Message-----
Greetings Bobby,

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

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Hi Brian,

It will work =).

Windows 95 didn't have this service, it's only in Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

 

[peter]

What port are they using? Can they be stopped with a firewall?