Re: MSN Messenger POPUPS

From: Alun Jones [MS MVP] (alun_at_texis.com)
Date: 09/04/03 

Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 19:27:13 GMT

In article <200b01c37308$defc38b0$a601280a@phx.gbl>, "Danny"
<malcolmdavid11@hotmail.com> wrote:
>Drill down to Services. Find the service
>called "Messenger" and STOP it. Then change the startup
>properties to disabled. You will no longer see the
>Windows messenger intrustions, but you will still be able
>to use MSN Messenger, if you so choose.

No, really, don't do that - at least, not for that reason. It's not a good
reason to kill the Messenger Service. It's a good reason to install a
firewall. Instructions for that can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp

Leave the Messenger Service running - that way, you can tell if the firewall
ever breaks.

Alun.
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