-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Problems with Windows SP2

  • From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:06:54 -0400

Go to www.grc.com and enter the site and scroll down to find SHOOT THE
MESSENGER.  That will shoot the messenger and, after rebooting, prevent the 
icon from coming back.

Don

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:37 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Problems with Windows SP2


> my windows messanger still shows in the bottom of my computer wiht an icon
> and says not signed in when I place mouse over it.  I want to rid of it
> also.. I had rid of it on my other computer but not this one.  Isnt there
> a
> way to go into control panel, administrative tools, services, and diable
> "messanger", actually I just looked and mine has been disabled.  I guess
> the
> icon still shows at the bottom.
>
> christy
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:55 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Problems with Windows SP2
>
>
>> Or you can follow these instructions to disable it -
>>
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx
>>
>> I thought that one thing that Service Pack 2 was to do , was
>> to disable it. I may be fuzzy on that one though.
>>
>> Cris
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: dktrfaustus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 5:06 AM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Problems with Windows SP2
>>
>>
>> On 11 Apr 2005 at 4:25, MEspenschi@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>> I finally started updating windows XP. But now I have two
>>> problems.
>>> Mouse  freezes up when I am online and I have to use my
>>> reset button
>>> and I have Windows
>>>  messenger and I haven't found where I can get rid of it?
>>> I have
>>>  searched my
>>> computer for file on Windows messenger and can't find it.
>>> Any help
>>> would be  gladly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Monya
>>
>>
>> You can disable Messenger by downloading and running this
>> small
>> program:
>> http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm
>>
>> ...or manually, by going through Start >> Run >>
>> "services.msc"
>>
>>
>> You'll have to give us some more info on the mouse problem.
>> (Is it
>> USB? PS/2? Only freezes when you go online? Did windows
>> update
>> install new drivers for it?)
>>
>>
>> Faustus
>>
>>
>>
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