Hi Is there a wayy of permanently disabling Windows Messenger? I did have it disabled (somehow) but after a glitch with a virus / trojan it seems to want to start up each time I log onto the internet. Anyy ideas welcome Paul

Paul, you need to download and run Steve Gibson's "Shoot the Messenger": http://www.grc.com/stm/ShootTheMessenger.htm Steve has some good advice and valuable information on that page about "Messenger" and why it should be "shot". Basically, it is a security risk. Lance P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii -----Original Message----- From: Paul Etherington [mailto:pablo61@tiscali.co.uk] Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2005 6:16 PM To: SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Windows Messenger Hi Is there a wayy of permanently disabling Windows Messenger? I did have it disabled (somehow) but after a glitch with a virus / trojan it seems to want to start up each time I log onto the internet. Anyy ideas welcome Paul ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To leave the list, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe To leave the DIGEST, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.2 - Release Date: 2005-06-04

Hi Paul, Open My Computer, Add remove programmes, Add/remove window components, Windows component wizard will appear, untick Windows Messenger box Jack Phillips ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Etherington" <pablo61@tiscali.co.uk> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 8:15 PM Subject: [SR-NEWBIE] Windows Messenger Hi Is there a wayy of permanently disabling Windows Messenger? I did have it disabled (somehow) but after a glitch with a virus / trojan it seems to want to start up each time I log onto the internet. Anyy ideas welcome Paul ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To leave the list, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe To leave the DIGEST, click here and send: mailto:SENIOR-NEWBIE-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx