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Old 10-13-2003, 05:10 PM
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fix for annoying windows messanger popups?
any of you guys remember the setting to change in windows XP to eliminate those annoying windows messanger pop-ups that come up all the time if you have DSL or cable internet running all the time?? i just converted to XP and im getting that BS and i cant remember where that setting was


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Old 10-13-2003, 05:11 PM
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uninstall windows messenger service

add remove programs>windows components
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Old 10-13-2003, 05:28 PM
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hmm i dont have that in my list of programs....and i remember when i did it a long time ago it just entailed going to some setting and dissabling something, not an actuall uninstall of anything...
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Start- Control Panel- Performance and Maintenance- Administrative Tools- Services-

Find "Messenger" and click "stop the service."

That should do it.
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Old 10-13-2003, 06:27 PM
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Originally posted by GOOSE
Start- Control Panel- Performance and Maintenance- Administrative Tools- Services-

Find "Messenger" and click "stop the service."

That should do it.

Yep...but you will want to go into the properties and disable the service. If you just stop it...it will start again when you reboot.
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thanks guys, that did it! much appreciated
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Originally posted by GOOSE
Start- Control Panel- Performance and Maintenance- Administrative Tools- Services-

Find "Messenger" and click "stop the service."

That should do it.
thanks man..helped me out as well.
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just don't stop it DISABLE it
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