Messenger Service

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Pieter

Every time I log on I get the "messenger service" tab on
the taskbar. It is always an advertisement which if you
click to exit you get another advertisement. There is no
way I can find to close the messenger service tab. I have
tried everything I know how to do to eliminate it but it
always come back. Can anyone help me?
 
Greetings Pieter,

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
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
Thank you for posting this solution. I was having the
same problem as Peter. I came very close to removing
Windows from my computer all together. Daniel R.
Fitzgerald
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Pieter,

What you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to
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Windows, *not* Windows Messenger
(which are two different things) which spammers are
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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
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type, choose 'Disabled' and then
choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped,
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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
Click to expand...
yourself against the latest security
 
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