messenger pop-ups

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terri

I keep getting pop-ups telling me to go to sites due to a
security risk. I have checked all up dates and I have
none to download. The pop-ups just keep comeing all the
time I can't do anything with out these pop-up. They come
every hour or so. Please help!!!!!
 
Greetings Terri,

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
 
Jonathan;
I stand corrected. You are absolutely correct. It is my understanding,
after doing a little research, that this was originally for Network
Administrators to send messages across a Network. However, spammers are
exploiting this feature.
Respectfully,
Wes
 
Hi Sean,

Indeed -- what you just did is all these applications do.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

Thanks...

Seams to work, and without paying £25
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Terri,

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
Click to expand...
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
Click to expand...
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
Click to expand...
type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped,
Click to expand...
click OK. Nothing in Windows or any
 
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