Topic: Question on Turning off Pop Ups

[WindFire]

Thanks for the help everyone.

Windfire  

[Chronic]

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I had to goto control panel/ admin/ services to get rid of the messenger from hell. I had to disable it there to kill it.

could you give a win xp home edition translation of that (right now I just when to the start menu then clicked on properties from the messanger program shortcut from the start menu then I clicked find target and then folders then I banished the UNHOLY messanger to the recycle bin it still works from their so now I have deleated it and restarted my computer I pray that will work and keep the unholy messanger from resurrecting to my machine I HOPE AND PRAY wish me luck) now enough of my ramblings on the subject  

[cfeedback]

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could you give a win xp home edition translation of that (right now I just when to the start menu then clicked on properties from the messanger program shortcut from the start menu then I clicked find target and then folders then I banished the UNHOLY messanger to the recycle bin it still works from their so now I have deleated it and restarted my computer I pray that will work and keep the unholy messanger from resurrecting to my machine I HOPE AND PRAY wish me luck) now enough of my ramblings on the subject  

Click Start->Control Panel
Click Administrative Tools
Click Component Services
Double-click Services Local
Double-click "Messenger" to bring up the options panel
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties
Click the STOP button
Select Disabled or Manual on the Startup Type drop-down menu
Click OK

hope that helps.  

[Chronic]

I dont see admistrative tools however I did look at the Microsoft Tech Support and this article shows how do it http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;302089