Time to shoot the messager

[Byte 2.0]

Ok, I know I can disable the messager in win2k. I know I don't need a 3rd party program to do so.

Does anyone have a link to the reading matterial that I can go over to shoot it out of the system and any links of info to optimalize win 2k to streamline it.

[andyms18a]

go to c:\programs\messanger and rename the folder to messangerold

[Byte 2.0]

Thank you, i will be on it tonight, It has not been a problem until I opened up my router to DMZ mode on that PC. I want one PC with as direct access as possible and it is the one.

[Byte 2.0]

hmm I don't have a programs\messager or even in program files and messager.

other ways to disable?

[andyms18a]

in the programs folder do you have a folder called messager
if so rename the folder messager to messagerold

[pointd]

The following was originally posted by Reboot a while back. You will also find that you are looking for Messenger not Messager.

"Open Explorer, click on Tools, Folder Options, then the View tab.
Put a tick in the "Display the contents of system folders".
Click the radio button "Show hidden files and folders".
Navigate to C:\windows\inf
Open sysoc.inf in notepad, by right clicking it, select Open with, choose Notepad.
Find the line that says: msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7 in the file and take out the word hide so the line would look like msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,,7
Close the file and save it.
Now go to the Add and remove programs applet in the control panel and you will be able to uninstall windows messenger.
Make sure to click on the add remove windows components button.
Note: You will be able to uninstall other unneeded programs by removing hide from the sysoc.inf file as well, but be careful what you uninstall. "

[Byte 2.0]

I have killed it by turnning off the service now., while i was at it, I killed a few other services.

[videobruce]

Go to Black Viper's site:

http://www.blkviper.com/WIN2K/servicecfg.htm

Disable to your hearts content. Just remember what you did in case something doesn't run. I have 14 processes running at startup in 2k.

[Floppyman]

Just be careful when you go through that list. I once accidentaly disabled the wrong one and ended up having problems. Also remember that some of these services depend upon one another, so disabling one might make something else not work. HTH

[moparacer]

Just be careful when you go through that list. I once accidentaly disabled the wrong one and ended up having problems. Also remember that some of these services depend upon one another, so disabling one might make something else not work. HTH

Same here floppyman...I never did get my system right and had to reinstall.......

[Byte 2.0]

right now everything is still running smooth.

later this week i am going to work on tweaking it on down. I like my systems as tight as a drum.