StopMessenger

How To Stop “Messenger” Spam Messages In Windows XP

Have you started to receive unsolicited commercial advertisements that look like this:

There is any easy way to stop this annoyance

  • Right click on the My Computer icon and select Manage
  • In the Computer Management window, click on the “plus” sign to the left of Services And Applications
  • In the tree that opens up, click on Services
  • Scroll down the Services menu, locate Messenger, left click and select Properties
  • In Startup Type, choose disabled
  • In Service Status, click on Stop
  • Click on O.K. and then close the Computer Management window.