Re: bogus security messages
- From: Jim Bauer <holdsworthfan@xxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:56:03 -0500
Type "services.msc" from the run dialog.
Select messenger from the list of services.
Right click and select stop.
Next, press enter and choose "disabled" as the startup type.
Cheers, Jim
Web Site: http://jbauer.port5.com
Original Message
from: "Jay Dumes" <jdumes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: bogus security messages
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:36:56 -0700
>Hi listers,
>
>Sometime back, somebody posted a message about turning off an option in
>control panel/administrator (I think) to block messages. I'm on =
Windows
>2000 and getting pop up messages that say something like, Microsoft
>Messenger or Windows Messenger.. due to a virus or security problem you
>need to go to patch it.com or fix it dot com bla bla bla. Does anyone =
know
>or remember what I'm talking about. I know there's some setting I can =
turn
>off to stop these but just can't remember where it is.
>
>Thanks.
>Jay
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