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Disabling Windows Messenger service

Samson · 2003-05-12 21:11:06

I have been getting the odd bit pop up spam recently, or IP broadcast messages as they are sometimes known. This spam is broadcast to a range of IP addresses and use the Windows Messenger Service as their way of getting the ad. onto your screen. Background here: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55795,00.html…

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12-05-2003 10:11pm

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Samson

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I have been getting the odd bit pop up spam recently, or IP broadcast messages as they are sometimes known.
This spam is broadcast to a range of IP addresses and use the Windows Messenger Service as their way of getting the ad. onto your screen.
Background here: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55795,00.html

What I want to know is, how do I go about disabling Windows Messenger?
I have had a root through my control panel and Windows components and I can't find it.

P.S. this is not to be confused with MSN messenger.

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#2 12-05-2003 10:15pm
Creamy Goodness

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Try This
Click Start

Click Run

Type Msconfig

It might be there

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#3 12-05-2003 10:23pm
dahamsta

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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b330904

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#4 12-05-2003 10:27pm
jabberwock

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Control Panel*Administrative Tools*Services

disable Messenger

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