Windows XP Messengers, what the _____ is this?

[TheSilentChamber]

I installed XP Professional last night and every time I connect to the internet these fucking message things keep poping up. I saw something about a messenger when I was installing it. How the fucking hell do I get rid of this fucking shit. Theres not even a messenger program running in the background.

[CivicSpoon]

It's a program so people can talk on a server or home network. It's not a messenger program like AIM or YIM where you can chat with others across the internet.
Go to the windows Control Panel, click Add/Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components, and at the bottom of that list declick the Windows Messenger.
I still get it running it the background sometimes after I did that. So I block it with my firewalls so it doesn't access the internet.

[TheSilentChamber]

what the fucking hell, every time I remove it it just shows back up again

[T-Mo]

you can't remove it. What you need to do is upgrade it to MSN messenger, then you can turn it off. Windows XP originally came with win. mess. but then they changed it to msn messenger

[TheSilentChamber]

damn microsoft, I'm starting to think it may be ad ware though

[T-Mo]

all messenger programs have a little adware in them. Yahoo definatley has it. Just turn it off.

[TheSilentChamber]

no I ment I think the pop-ups may have been adware insted of the windows messanger thing that I was thinking it was. I ran Adaware and No Adware back to back three times before it finally didnt find anything. I'll see if that helps.. heh.

[TheSilentChamber]

mother fucking cock licker, one just poped up again. No adware on the computer and its turned off on the controle panel. Guess I"m going to have to get a firewall.

[Onimacus]

dude

Are you using wnxp Home or Professional?

[TheSilentChamber]

Professional

[Onimacus]

1: Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2: Click Administrative Tools
3: Click Services
4: Double click Services Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
5: Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
6: Click the STOP button.
7: Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
8: Click OK


Edit: I just nerdified this thread


ok actually its a little different for XP Pro... it smore like START -> CONTROL PANEL -> Admin Tools -> Services

Find the service titled "Messenger" right click and go to properties. In the middle of the window you can choose DISABLED from a pull down menu, then click ok

[TheSilentChamber]

thanks, I would have never thought to go under that.

[Onimacus]

Anytime you have a computer issue, I can help most of the time...

I am just nerdy like that.

[CivicSpoon]

damn. I was trying to think of what I did to make it go away and Onimacus is right, that's what I did too. It's been like 2 years since I had to do it so I completely forgot. I remember seeing it on techtv before.
Onimacus gets 2 from me.

[1990civicdxhb]

if anyone ever gets anything they dont want on their computer,they cant take off,
or if it crashes,let me know,
vb6 right here!!!
run---->regedit or msconfig
get down n dirty when it comes to pop ups!
I'll give full detail & description on how to fix anything!
gl