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07-17-2003, 10:26 PM
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*** Is Windows Messenger!??!!?!
What is this WINDOWS MESSENGER thing!?!?!?!? Literally every 2 minutes this "Windows Messenger" thing pops up. I have no idea what is. They are everything from web addressed to Advil ads. What is this and how can I get rid of it?!?!!??!
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07-17-2003, 10:40 PM
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HOT ROD
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Go to Control Panel > Admin Tools > Services and find the messenger service, right click then to properties and stop the service then under startup type, set it to disabled.
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07-17-2003, 11:28 PM
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or close port 139 on your FIREWALL to the internet. But I prefer killing the service the way lil Jimmie said.
basically it is just a NETSEND command and your computer is receiving them. |
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07-18-2003, 01:19 AM
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I hate messenger also!
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07-18-2003, 01:58 AM
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Why in the Messenger description does it say "This is not related to Windows Messenger?"
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07-18-2003, 02:56 AM
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HOT ROD
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The "Messenger Service" is or was only used as an Alerter service for Administrators to send messages to users on a local networks or Domains. The "Windows Messenger Service" is a totally different program thats used as a Chat service over the Internet. Someone found a way to use the Messenger Service as a means to send advertisements, a nasty way to defeat the popup blockers used by so many users today.
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07-18-2003, 11:02 AM
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