Trying to get rid of "Messenger Service" pop ups

I'd like to get to know how to get rid of the "Messenger Service" pop ups that randomly appear on my screen. Is there an option in MSN settings. To be honest I'd get rid of MSN but it does have its use as a standby e-mail service.
Grateful for any replies

 

Guessing you are using Windows XP. I'm moving this to the appropriate forum.

 

Messenger service and MSN are two different things. To disable messenger :

Go to Control Panel.....Administrative Tools...Services.
Scroll down to Messenger.........Highlight and Right Click, Select 'Properties'.
Under 'Stsrtup Type', select 'Disable'.
Apply and exit.

 

If you were using 98SE to would be very simple to get rid of both MSN and Messenger if you wished.

Just go in and delete the two folders. But I do not know if that can be done in XP.

I have not gotten the courage to try that helpful trick yet.

BillyBob

 

Hi, Billy Bob, et al ~

There seems to be confusion surrounding the Windows Messenger Service and the instant messaging applications of Windows Messenger & MSN Messenger. There is absolutely nothing in common with them and the Windows Messenger Service.

'Windows Messenger' the instant messaging chat program, often incorrectly referred to as 'Messenger Service' in MS's own articles, has absolutely nothing to do with the Windows 'Messenger Service', whose actual proper name is Microsoft's 'Messenger Windows Service' (and sometimes a.k.a 'Messenger Communication Service') which simply transmits 'net send' & 'Alerter' service messages between clients and servers, designed to be used by administrators to send messages to users on a network.

This service is not related to either 'Windows Messenger' or 'MSN Messenger' instant messaging programs.

I do agree and recommend the 'Messenger Windows Service' (b.k.a 'Messenger Service' in MMC) be stopped and disabled, but this has no relevance nor bearing on the confusingly similarly named 'Windows Messenger' or 'MSN Messenger' IM programs.

You cannot get 'messenger spam' or 'pop-up spam' on 'Windows Messenger' or 'MSN Messenger' IM programs.