-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Stop Window Messenger

***MSN*** Messenger is what opens, or tries to open when you open
Outlook Express.  In OE go to Tools/Options and unselect launch
messenger when you open OE.  If that option is not anywhere to be
found, then Messenger has been disabled or uninstalled.   

***Windows *** Messenger is the tool used by SPAMMERs to get all
those "official" looking pop-up ads onto your computer.   If you
installed and used the Shoot the Messenger utility correctly (and it
sounds like you did) then you will have no more problems with that
until you do another format and install.

When you said you wanted to get rid of Remote Access did you mean to
say Remote Assistance?  I don't know what Remote Access is, but
Remote Assistance is a utility that allows you to have a trusted
person connect to your computer across the internet to help you
resolve problems on your computer.

Don

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From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of wendy simmons
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 11:56 AM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Stop Window Messenger

Witch, the link you sent me appears to have the same information as
provided in Shoot The Messenger as well as the steps that came up
when I searched the archives. Thank you.
   
  Jo Ann & Don, I downloaded Shoot The Messenger a couple times and
it keeps saying "Messenger Service is not installed on this system".
It took a couple times for me to realize that it was referring to
Windows Messenger and not telling me that Shoot the Messenger had
downloaded incorrectly. Thank you for the info.
   
  I had already unchecked the box for Windows Messenger in
Add/Remove Windows Components Wizard in Add/Remove Programs. I just
looked again and it is still unchecked. When I go into
Administrative Tools, Services (also looked into Component Services)
I can't find anything called "Messenger" or "Windows Messenger" but
the icon still shows up in the task bar when I open Outlook Express.
It's like 2 people together, has a red circle with an "X" in it.
When I put my cursor over the icon to get the little message telling
me the name of the item it represents, it says "Window Messenger -
Not signed in". 
  
I'm not trying to be a pain in the butt or cause problems for
anyone, I just don't want anything on my computer that could
potentially let someone in. Right now I reformat the hard drive
every couple weeks to clean it and start over but this process is
getting old and takes a long time to do. I have Norton's AV as well
as Avast installed and SpyBot and Ad-Aware. There is also another
item I want off my computer (Remote Access) but haven't figured out
how to get rid of it yet.
   
  Thanks again,
   
  Wendy
   
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