Really need computer help

[Arkcon]

Here's a link to a page describing Window's services, which one's you ought to disable, and how to do it. {web page} You'll find the Messenger Service is one on that list. Usually, Windows XP Service Packs disable the Messanger Service, but you might want to poke around anyway.

[Randallw]

I think I managed to turn off the right one then, as it said the sp automatically turns it off.

[Renegade 13]

This is the sort of thing that makes me very happy that I'm the only one who even touches my computer.

Sorry I can't offer any assistance, but while I'm not computer illiterate, I'm also not as skilled as the other people here obviously are.