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by murphy.scott 1 view

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I'm being driven insane by the endless messenger popups I have each day on my computer. Is there a way to shup off this annoying thing?

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by acubedwoods3

YES!!!!
On Windows NT/2000/XP, go into Control Panel, then the Services, and go to the Messenger service and stop it, then change it to Manual or Disabled. Then reboot.

It is the latest thing for spammers, to utilize the Messenger Service on your PC.

by chiwsox11

1. Click Start->Programs->Administrative Tools->Services
2. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
3. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
4. Click the STOP button.
5. Select Disable in the Startup Type scroll bar
6. Click OK

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