Strange program

DarthBlight · Post by **DarthBlight** » 2003-09-27 08:20pm

Whenever I shut down/restart my system (not often, mind you) I often get an Ending Program window about a program called MessageApp. I can't find this file through searching and I once thought this was from Windows Messenger, but that seems not to be the case. Any ideas on what it is and how I can shut it down/get rid of it? I'm running XP Home if that helps.

darthdavid · Post by **darthdavid** » 2003-09-27 08:33pm

Try running spybot s&d then run a virus scan. This smells fishy to me.

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2003-09-27 08:37pm

Do you have a Dell, by any chance?

If so, this may be helpful...

DarthBlight · Post by **DarthBlight** » 2003-09-27 09:29pm

Yes, I use a Dell. I'll remove the Dell Support program now.

DarthBlight · Post by **DarthBlight** » 2003-09-27 09:37pm

ok, removed Dell Support and Dell Solution Center. It had to reboot, but with no MessageApp window popping up. Let's hope the problem is solved.

Namnik · Post by **Namnik** » 2003-09-28 01:06am

The MessageApp is one of those annoying services in windows. You need to run "services.msc" (without quotes) and go to messenger, doubleclick and disable it from there.
Here is a link:
http://ladyhawke.sunbreakcomm.com/messenger.html