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How to turn off Windows Messanger Service

Pearl Jammzz - Jun 29, 2003

		Pearl Jammzz	Jun 29, 2003
		I think the topic pretty much explains it, anyone know how to do this?

		IceDigger	Jun 29, 2003
		Go to control panel, admin, services, messenger press stop and put it to disable

		Pearl Jammzz	Jun 29, 2003
		Thankee Ice-san...this is the only thingthat I have found that is harder to find then in WinXP...in WinXP you can just right-click on my computer and get to it there, easy aye? But ya, thanks man, appreciate it.

		Gear	Jun 29, 2003
		Now I'm not able to see those nice offers like "win a car"

		MasterAkumaMatata	Jun 30, 2003
		Originally posted by Gear@Jun 30, 2003 @ 12:46 AM Now I'm not able to see those nice offers like "win a car" Riiiight, like that's ever going to happen.

		Jaded God	Jun 30, 2003
		Hah I used to get tons of those and the porn and dating service crap.. Stupid Windows Messenger.

		King M	Jun 30, 2003
		It has nothing to do with Windows Messenger. It's a built in function of Windows itself. I can't remember the specific purpose for it being there, but it's nothing worth worrying about.

		IBarracudaI	Jun 30, 2003
		Its purpose is to allow broadcasting messages in an intranet, like.. when an admin has to restart a server, he could broadcast a message so that everybody can backup their work

		schi0249	Jun 30, 2003
		That is the confusing part. There is Windows Messanger and windows messanging. To different utilites with differnt purposes. Yet very similar names. Windows messanging is a real pain. I turned it off on all my 2k or highr machines.

		Taelon	Jul 4, 2003
		Um... The correct names are Windows Messenger and Messenger Service.