To disable the Messenger Service in Windows XP.
1. Click Start and then click Control Panel .
2. Click Performance and Maintenance . ( If you do not see the Performance and Maintenance icon, you may be using Classic View. You can skip to step 3 below, but you must double-click Administrative Tools .)
Click Administrative Tools .
3. Double-click Services in Administrative Tools.
4. Double-click Messenger.
5. Choose Disabled from the Startup type list in Messenger Properties.
6. Click Stop , and then click OK .
Warlock
December 2004