How do I stop the whole world from sending me messages
via messenger and how do I address the alleged security
problem this "portal" opens up?

1. I am getting so many messenger service pop-ups...does
anyone know how to disable or stop these pop-ups???
Was this messenger service placed in to windows xp?
2. When I downloaded the windows xp...My printer and

When I sign into windows messenger & look in the network
advanced setting I am not getting the msmsgs tcp or the
msmsgs upd port assignments. I tried uninstalling 4.7 &
reinstalling with no luck.I cannot use voice unless I

Whats all this now, are they limiting file transfers.??????
every thing was working great till today now when i`m sending files
(Drag n Drop) on the chat window,you get a nice messege.....
"If you are experiencing slow transfer rates in MSN Messenger click here"

There's this particular file, that starts up randomly at times WM is
running, and other times while it isnt. The file wisptis.exe, I believe, is
associated with Windows Messenger 5.0. Description of the file is Microsoft
Tablet PC Platform Component, and I am not aware of any ...

I received an email to add msn messenger and so now I
have MSN Messenger AND Windows Messenger that try to work
at the same time.  I would like to remove one of them.  
Does anyone know which one I should remove and how do I

Hello, I have a linksys router model # befsr41 and  I was
wondering if anyone knew the proper ports to assign in
the router for msn messenger 6.0. I've upgraded from 4.7
but can't get file transfer to work with 6.0 on the ports

Thanks again Jonathan,
You are the greatest. The system restore will work, I just did not think of
it before I
posted.

I cannot get into the services file of my administrative
tools to put the messenger on manual. It says I do not
have permission to access this file. Please Help

How can I do to make "start netmeeting" in the action
menu of windows messenger

My daughter keeps getting knocked off AOL instant
messaging all the time.  I've upgraded the service and
even added netscape and using the aol there and still
getting knocked off.  what's the problem????????

I recently updated Windows Messenger, because I was
constantly receiving .NET messages telling me that I was
running an insecure version of the program. The next day,
I connected to the internet via my dial-up connection and

Keeps changing itself on my computer!
I change the picture (and perhaps the kids use msn 6 in a
differnet profile), and then I log back in and the pic is
different.

I just downloaded Messenger PLus and I noticed there is a
option to configure for POP mail. I have a hotmail
account, but I don't know what to type for the server
box. Can anybody tell me what I need there?

I want to remove a version of messenger too!  Just not
for the same reasons as the previous post.  My computer,
running windows xp, came with msn messenger version 4.7.
I upgraded to version 6.0, but in doing so, they are both