Instructions on How to disable the Messenger Service: Windows XP Click Start -> Control Panel Click Performance and Maintenance Click Administrative Tools Double click Services Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" (a single click) Right-click the highlifghted line and choose Properties Click the STOP button Select Disabled or Manual under the "Start-up Type" menu selection Click OK No need to reboot Buh-Bye Web Pop-Up advertisements!!!

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Stacey, Thanks for posting instructions that even the cyber-challenged can follow. One small suggestion: Once Control panel has been started, make sure that panel display is in "Category View" as opposed to "Classic View."


On Wednesday, March 19, 2003 at 8:21 am, Stacey Holloway wrote:
>Instructions on How to disable the Messenger Service:
>Windows XP
>Click Start -> Control Panel
>Click Performance and Maintenance
>Click Administrative Tools
>Double click Services
>Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" (a single click)
>Right-click the highlifghted line and choose Properties
>Click the STOP button
>Select Disabled or Manual under the "Start-up Type" menu selection
>Click OK
>No need to reboot
>
>Buh-Bye Web Pop-Up advertisements!!!

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