hey does anyone know
how to get rid of these fucking windows messanging service popups? I suspect there's some sort of security hole in XP that they're taking advantage of. (if you don't know what the hell I'm on about, don't bother replying).

Edit: oooh that's right... has anyone seen google ads lately. They've gone mad with the amount of o's in google. Or maybe it's just me going mad.
(brazzin, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:25, archived)

you should disable windows messenger
easiest way is to rename the windows messenger folder to "bill gates has a small penis"

edit: if you want to use MSN messenger, download it separately.

edit edit: or do what it says below, (run services.msc and then find the service, change its properties to disabled)
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:26, archived)

Cowboy :P

( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:27, archived)

I'm not actually talking about MSN messenger
- I mean the pop-up alert-style windows that come up with the OK button on the bottom.
(brazzin, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:29, archived)

yes, they
result from windows messenger, MSN messenger is slightly different renaming the folder will stop the pop-ups (100% guarantee)
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:31, archived)

no they're not,
you have to go to the services thing somewhere and disable Messenger
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:49, archived)

nope
renaming works, well at least it worked for me because it stops the service starting when the computer boots.
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:53, archived)

but they are completely different things
it doesn't have a folder
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:56, archived)

hmm,
1 First, right click the Messenger icon in the system tray and click Exit.
2 Right click the Start button and click the Explore command to open the Windows Explorer.
3 In the Windows Explorer, expand the Program Files folder on the partition where your operating system is installed (the partition that holds the WINDOWS directory) and right click the Messenger folder and select Rename.
4 Rename the folder to MessengerDISABLED and press ENTER to commit the name change.
5 Restart the Computer. No more WINDOWS MESSENGER! Cool.

^^^^explanation from some how-to-do-stuff-with-XP-for-dumbasses, hence the really over-detailed wording^^^^
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Thu 2 Sep 2004, 13:06, archived)

he's talkign about the messenger service
which people are using for ads - a little dialog box with an ok button comes up
( sprinkles ITS AN ISLAND, morron, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 13:10, archived)

i fucking know that
and renaming the folder stops the fucking pop-ups!

look i dont give a shit anymore, i know it works, i know im right, and i really couldnt give a flying fuck if you dont understand why it works or whatever your problem with it is, i'm sick of this conversation and im going to go and have lunch.

/breath and relax
( asparagus time Is in Brazil., Thu 2 Sep 2004, 13:12, archived)

Hahahahahaha
:D

Calm down gents :P
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 13:16, archived)

Xp Anti-Spy
Is very useful - you can turn off/uninstall a lot of the crap that you get with XP, I think you can get it here: www.xp-antispy.org
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:33, archived)

ooh yes
now I see where you're coming from. Good program that.
(brazzin, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:43, archived)

Yeah
go into Services and turn off the Messanger service. I'm on a crappy NT machine so can't talk you through it but should be pretty straight forward.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:27, archived)

aha.
'twould be logical.
(brazzin, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:27, archived)

Click Start, the Run
type services.msc
hit return
In the window that opens, scroll down to 'Messenger'
Right click it and click Properties
Change startup type to Disabled
Click OK

Viola!
( elusive I'm not really here. You're imagining me, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:28, archived)

^^
What he said.
( Fenris temporary Lazarus, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:31, archived)

ah
that's what I wanted. Ta.
(brazzin, Thu 2 Sep 2004, 12:31, archived)