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Okay, I have written this one recently because of my newly found hatred towards the Windows Messenger service, which has taken me by surprise now that I have just graduated from college and returned home. For all of you who have been receiving really ANNOYING messages that have "Messenger Service" as the title while signed on the internet, this one's for you. I am providing several step-by-step instructions on how to disable this "feature" categorized by the operating system that you have installed on your computer. I got these instructions from http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/. This site can help you as well. Windows 2000 1. Click Start-> Settings-> Control Panel-> 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 or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar 6. Click OK Windows XP Home 1. Click Start-> Settings-> Control Panel 2. Click Performance and Maintenance 3. Click Administrative Tools 4. Double click Services 5. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" 6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties. 7. Click the STOP button. 8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar 9. Click OK Windows XP Professional 1. Click Start-> Settings-> Control Panel 2. Click Administrative Tools 3. Click Services 4. Double click Services 5. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" 6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties. 7. Click the STOP button. 8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar 9. Click OK Windows NT 1. Click Start-> Control Panel 2. Double Click Administrative Tools 3. Select Services 4. Double-click on Messenger 5. In the Messenger Properties window, select Stop, 6. Then choose Disable as the Startup Type 7. Click OK Windows 98 & ME Windows Messenger Service cannot be disabled (Aint that about a bitch??? Everyone, say this with me now. SCREW YOU MICROSOFT!!!) [Back] |