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Ok i did a system restore thinking it would get rid of this problem its not really a big problem its just annoying if im in another window and it minimizes it well there is this thing called Messenger Service and it tells me i need to patch something but i dotn want to download anything from soemthign that pops up i have done like 2 system restores and it doesnt get rid of it it only doesnt show up when i used windows xp sp2 but i dont like sp2 so i like to stick with sp1if antone knows how to get rid of Messenger Service please tell me and here is a pic of what pops up.

Hello there, Windows Messenger is yet another flawed service turned on by Microsoft by default that people have found a way to exploit. Good on ya for not following that link as it is a scam just taking advantage of poor MS implementation. You can get rid of it 2 ways.

1) You can go into "services and apps" through your control panel and shut it off.
2) Or go here for and download and run this little app, it's just 22 k.

There is alot of great information on that site, browse around as it's very informative.

thanks man i got rid of it its just weird that it was never there in the past i just got it like a few months ago but its gone now thanks.