, The Associated Press 2003-10-23
Even more annoying than junk e-mail are all the spam messages that "pop up" through a little-used feature in Windows. As part of its spam-fighting efforts, America Online has been turning off that feature for its customers without telling them.
Anonymous
Open the Control Panel and double-click Services. Look for Messenger and select it. Click the "Stop" button, then click the "Startup..." button and select the "Disabled" radio button.
Windows 2000:
Open the Control Panel and double-click Administrative Tools. Double-click Serv...
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