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.