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How can I get rid of the popup spam from the Windows Messenger Service?

People are often complaining of being spammed with popups from Windows Messenger Service. While this has nothing to do with the Windows Messenger this site is all about, a lot of confusion remains thanks to Microsoft's bad naming and we will help you out with this off-topic question.

1) Start > Programs > Accessories > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Services & Applications > Services.

2) Double click Messenger, and set the Startup Type to Disabled.

3) You can also Stop the service at that same dialog.

Good luck.

Please note that Microsoft has decided to discontinue the Messenger Service in future versions and updates of its OS. Bye bye evil spam!

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Article ID: 014
By: dwergs
Created: November 23, 2003 at 4:16am
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User Comments

Opperator <opperator812@hotmail.com>
November 28, 2003 at 5:13pm

Hoe kan ik die spam-popups van 'Windows Messenger Service' kwijtraken?

Mensen klagen vaak omdat ze gespammed worden met popups van 'Windows Messenger Service'. Hoewel dit niks heeft te maken met Windows Messenger, waar deze website over gaat, ontstaan er veel verwarringen door de door Microsoft slecht bedachte naam en we zullen je helpen met deze off-topic vraag.

1) Start > Systeem Beheer > Services.

2) Dubbelklik op Messenger, en zet opstarttype op uitgeschakelt

3) Je kan de service ook stoppen in deze dialoog, door op stoppen te klikken.

Veel geluk :)

Note: Microsoft heeft besloten om de service weg te laten in volgende versies en opdates van hun OS. Byebye evil spam!