Help getting rid of "messenger service" popups!..

todd s · 01-15-2004, 02:00 PM

I keep getting those annoying "messaging service" popups. I know it has to do with Windows XP and AOL dial-up. I heard their is a way to prevent them. Can anyone tell me how to do it?

Thanks!

MikeAlletto · 01-15-2004, 02:07 PM

Try this:

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/search.php

todd s · 01-15-2004, 03:11 PM

Michael,

I tried that. I used the "messenger service" and "any date" in the computer forum and came back with sorry no results.

John Watson · 01-15-2004, 03:34 PM

Todd, like Mike, I remember this subject appearing about 15 times in the past few months. May a 10000 curses rain down on Bill Gates' head

I think if you just type Messenger i n the search box at the top of the computer forum page, but select the Normal, or Slower, mode, you'll start to see them

Good luck

Greg*go · 01-15-2004, 03:55 PM

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=147133

I guess that is the official one since it's Ron who asked how to get rid of it.

On a plus side, my girfriend just got a laptop from Dell and I was happy to see this function was already disabled. Looks like they FINALLY got around to doing that.

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todd s · 01-16-2004, 08:01 AM

I remember hearing that someone or group was suing Microsoft and the companies that send the ads. Besides it being annoying. One of the popups is a nude woman done with alphanumerical characters. I would be very upset if my kids were on the computer and that came up.

brentl · 01-16-2004, 08:39 AM

Start-programs-administrative tools-service-scroll and then double click on "messenger"- change "startup type" to disabled- okay-okay

all done.

Brent

MikeAlletto · 01-16-2004, 11:29 AM

You can also do a google search for everything you've ever wanted to know.

In this case, "turn off messenger service"

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...=Google+Search