messenger service

joey garza

you can turn it off

about two weeks ago I started getting messages from jenny and a half dozen others every couple of minuets,it finaly annoied me enough too find out how to stop it.




Right-click My Computer and click Manage.
Click Services and Applications.
Click Services.
Scroll down to Messenger and right-click the entry.
Stop the Service.
Choose Disable as the Startup Type.
Click OK.

shooter4

Yup, that's how you do it [:D]

Too many kiddies using that kind of stuff.

bambihunter

Or, if you're on broadband just get a router... [:)]

nitrouz

THANK YOU!


that was getting so annoying with xp....



"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
- Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36

joey garza

glad you could use the info

jwharding

It nearly drove me crazy until I found out how to turn it off. Took this dummy about three times trying but finally got it off.

nitrouz

you must do it every time you restart the system.....dang it.



"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
- Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36

bambihunter

nitrouz, you don't have to do it everytime you restart... If you disable it then it won't come back. You are probably just bringing it up and using the "stop" button to stop the service, if so, you need to change the startup type to disabled and you'll be set. If that still doesn't do it you might need to do some manual registry editing to get it to keep it off.

offeror

You can also stop all incoming messages on that service by turning on the Windows Internet Firewall feature in XP. Highlight your Internet Connection icon, choose its advanced settings, and click the box for the firewall. No more ads for free diplomas...

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