"Messenger Service" on XP Pro?

[V98ci]

Anyone know how to turn off the annoying Junk messages that I get occasionally? They are not affiliated with just grey windows with all the same offers as junk mail but they just pop up and it really sux during a game.

[Grimmy]

in msn tools, options

then here

[Goober]

Here is a good article on this problem.
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2002Oct/...21017016848.htm (http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2002Oct/gee20021017016848.htm)
I used to get these blasted diploma popups during a game(really hacked me off). During that time I had the DMZ host function on my router enabled. This pretty much opened my computer up to the world. I now have just the specific ports needed opened and have not had any of these adds using messenger service (not msn messenger) since. If you are not using a router you can enable windows xp firewall to take care of the problem.

[JIMINATOR]

Originally posted by V98ci@Apr 1 2003, 06:39 AM
Anyone know how to turn off the annoying Junk messages that I get occasionally? They are not affiliated with just grey windows with all the same offers as junk mail but they just pop up and it really sux during a game.
look at the Pop-off Pop-Ups! thread in the outlaws forum

[Death-Dude]

The "messenger" service is not the same as MSN messenger. If people are spamming you with stuff using the "Messenger" service - a network service to be used by network admins to send out messenges to workstations, you can stop thew Messenger service by stopping it in the services tab in the system info. Go to Start, Run, and type in "msconfig" to get there.




Goober's link, good stuff, with some good info linked from there, has this link with some different steps for disabling the Messenger service. Directions (http://www.directadvertiser.com/optout.html)

[V98ci]

Originally posted by Death-Dude@Apr 1 2003, 11:41 PM
The "messenger" service is not the same as MSN messenger. If people are spamming you with stuff using the "Messenger" service - a network service to be used by network admins to send out messenges to workstations, you can stop thew Messenger service by stopping it in the services tab in the system info. Go to Start, Run, and type in "msconfig" to get there.




Goober's link, good stuff, with some good info linked from there, has this link with some different steps for disabling the Messenger service. Directions (http://www.directadvertiser.com/optout.html)
Thanks Death, that's just what I was looking for! :thumbs: I thought those things were going to drive me to :bandhead: :bandhead: .

[Sepra]

:w00t: There is a GOD......thanx guys!! :w00t: