This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Hi there,. I can help you stop Live Messenger from running at startup but not sure why it won't let you unpin it from the taskbar.
It should let you right-click and choose "unpin this program from the taskbar". On the sign-in screen when messenger first starts, click on the help button on the right with the? In the window that appears, click on "sign in" on the list to the left, and un-tick the top box on the right "Automatically run Windows Live Messenger when I log onto Windows". The good news is that you have a couple of options available for disabling the service and avoiding the problems this user encountered.
Make the popups stop User Mike Percival reported that after installing WinXP Professional, he started seeing unsavory ads in pop-up windows. Osborne stated that the intended purpose of the service was to allow admins to send instant messages to their users instead of using e-mail.
It's a useful tool for alerting users about network outages due to maintenance or other issues. One way to eliminate the pop-up messages, Osborne stated, is to block port Percival also found his own instructions for disabling the service. The caveat is that this prevents alerts from being sent to networked computers, but for home users, there's no reason not to turn it off. Because anyone can use the service to display messages or ads on your computer while you're online, the argument for blocking the port as Osborne suggested or disabling the service altogether is compelling.
The service is enabled by default, so you need to take steps on your own to get rid of it if you don't want spammers to be able to display messages directly on your computer. An additional annoyance of such messages, as Osborne noted, is that they remain on top of other windows and will remain there until you close them yourself. Disabling the Messenger Service If you don't want your computer to receive pop-up messages via the Messenger Service, you can follow these instructions to disable it on WinXP: Figure A.
Figure B. Editor's Picks.
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