Messanger Service

[Banannie73]

These stupid pop up messenger service things are

relly getting on my nerves!!!! I thought pop ups were babd these things come up every minute and a half. And 90% of them

are advertising porn. They even come up when Alicia and Keira are on line!!!!! I am gettting so annoyed!
:evil:

[crshoveride1]

I'm pretty sure that S and I put pop-up blocker on your machine.

You should use it!

[Davagator]

well if its the messaging service, it might be the build in XP

windows messenger.

Click on Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
Doube Click on Services. Scroll

down until you see Messenger, double click on it. Towards the middle of the screen you should see "service status"
If

it says started, this is probably why you are getting pop-up messages.

This can be safely disabled, you don't need it running.
First click the stop

button, this will turn it off.
Second, up above is "Startup type" , set this to "disabled"
Click on OK and then

close the rest of the windows.

:!: Do not change any of the other services, you

can cause a lot of problems

[lisadomenica]

Uh Oh.... Maybe S should do that for you next time she is in

town...... we all know what happened last time we let you touch your computer by yourself! LOL :lol:

[crshoveride1]

LMAO. lemme think that back.... something like 67 viruses in the

system I think it was...

[crshoveride1]

What is that used for anyhow Davagator? All the machines here are

set to "started" but I don't seem to be having any problems yet.
well if its the messaging

service, it might be the build in XP windows messenger...

[Davagator]

It was originally used by network admins to send out messages to

users, like if the had to restart a server and wanted to let everyone know.
Usually if you are behind a linksys router or

whatever, it blocks that port that the service uses and you'll never get those (unless you are DMZ)

[kelticdrgn73]

Thanks Davagator!!! I did what you said and sure enough That was

the case. I have officially shot the messenger!!


Lisa & crsh...... :smt016

[crshoveride1]

yeah we'll see. How much you wanna bet it comes up again.

[Nosenoddles]

I had the same problem. Would get a new pop-up every few minutes.

I turned off that service and haven't gotten any more windows messenger boxes.