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Joanna

I have had all I can take of the message boxes that pop
up on my screen 24 hours a day. Most of them are so
vulgar. My kids walk by the computer and see vulgar
popups. How do I get rid of them without spending a
fortune. FREE is good.

Thanks,
Joanna
 
Greetings Joanna,

Do these "message boxes that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so,
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, 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 !!!! It worked
-----Original Message-----
Greetings Joanna,

Do these "message boxes that are appearing
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have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so,
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, you'll need to disable
Click to expand...
the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run,
enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down
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to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then
choose Properties. Under startup type,
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choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button.
After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in
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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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