I just upgraded to XP Pro last night (WHOO) and everything's running fine, except for one thing. I keep getting these pop-ups every so often.



That's only one example. A whole bunch of them keep popping up.

I've ran Ad-Aware and Spybot, and they do nothing. Could someone help me?

If you want any information on my machine, ask and I will post it. Thanks.

That would be due to the Windows Messenger (Not related to the MSN based one) Service, included in versions of Windows based on NT archetecture. It can be turned off by following this procedure.

1. Go to Run... in the Start Menu
2. Type in services.msc
3. Scroll down to "Messenger"
4. Right-Click it, and click properties
5. Under startup type, choose "Disabled"
6. Then restart your computer.

Those messages will stop appearing. But, some companies use programs that rely on that service being in operation if your computer is used for work. If it's just for your personal use, there should be no problem.

Originally Posted by Sonyk

That would be due to the Windows Messenger (Not related to the MSN based one) Service, included in versions of Windows based on NT archetecture. It can be turned off by following this procedure.

1. Go to Run... in the Start Menu
2. Type in services.msc
3. Scroll down to "Messenger"
4. Right-Click it, and click properties
5. Under startup type, choose "Disabled"
6. Then restart your computer.

Those messages will stop appearing. But, some companies use programs that rely on that service being in operation if your computer is used for work. If it's just for your personal use, there should be no problem.

Seems to be working. Thanks very much! This topic can be closed now, if need be.

It should concern you though that such messages were getting through in the first place. Make sure you have a firewall active.

Originally Posted by Link

It should concern you though that such messages were getting through in the first place. Make sure you have a firewall active.

Yeah, I was wondering about them.

Those popups shouldnt exist if you run Windows Update, the whole Messenger Popup was a Pre-SP1 issue. For those to appear means your XP is very outdated and is a big security risk.