ANYBODY KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF MESSENGER SERVICE????? PLEASE HELP!!

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any of yall have this annoying ass shit on your computer??? it's a program that pops up on my screen every minute or so, called "Messenger Service" i don't think it's a internet pop up though cuz it happens when i'm not on the net too... always giving me stupid messages like "you are infected with spyware" like i didn't know that. and telling me to go to some site and download somethin to get rid of it....

anybody know how to get rid of this bullshit?? i have had it on my computer for a long time and it is fuckin annoying
 

Ry

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  • Ry

    Ry

Click on CONTROL PANEL >> ADMINISTRATIVE TOOL >> SERVICES

Find MESSENGER, right click it and select STOP
 

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ok Ry I did that, if it works, I just wanna say thanks forreal, that thing has been such a fucking headache and annoyance
 
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playa RY said:
Click on CONTROL PANEL >> ADMINISTRATIVE TOOL >> SERVICES

Find MESSENGER, right click it and select STOP
this dude is right the others are wrong, its not spyware, its microsofts built in messenger service that is normally disabled when you load newer versions of XP
 
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After you turn off the service, set it to Manual startup, or else it will probably come up again after you reboot. I think that is stopped if you have the Windows XP firewall on if I'm not mistaken. It's not spyware just an opening on the machine.
 

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yeah i had to go back and turn it off again when i turned the computer back on, then i just disabled it and it hasn't come back since.

THANK YOU RY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!