Ultra, It is not necessary to have SP1 installed.You can remove MS Messenger of WinXP Pro.Do the followings: go to D:\WINDOWS\inf (inf is a hidden folder). Open file sysoc. In the body of the message you will see sentence "msmsgs=msgrocm.dll,OcEntry,msmsgs.inf,hide,7".Just delete the word "hide", then save the file and restart your computer.Now you can remove MS Messenger from Control Panel (add/remove windows components). Huynh Minh Huong Email: [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ultra" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] XP's own pop-ups need stopping > You must have installed SP1, so from add/remove programs, remove MS messager > and MSN explorer (MS didn't make them really removed, just hide the > interface). And right click My Computer, click Manage, under Services, > disable "auto update" and "Help and support". Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://freepctech.com/staff.shtml