Windows Messenger service
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Messenger service is a network-based system notification Windows service by Microsoft that was included in some earlier versions of Microsoft Windows.
This retired technology, although it has a similar name, is not related in any way to the later, Internet-based
Utilities
WinPopup sends messages from one Windows computer to another on the same
There is also a port to
Uses
The Messenger Service was originally designed for use by system administrators to notify Windows users about their networks.
The Messenger Service was discontinued in Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and replaced by the old MSG.exe.[3][failed verification]
Architecture
The Messenger service in
Messenger service can be used by either Net Send
command from a command-line interface. In addition, the Alerter service uses Messenger to send administrative alerts to network subscribers.[4]
See also
- Comparison of LAN messengers
- LAN messenger
- Alerter service
- List of Microsoft Windows components
- Messaging spam
References
- ^ "Linux software". www.littleigloo.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ Disabling Messenger Service in Windows XP
- ^ "TN Msg". TechNet. Microsoft. December 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears". Support (11.0 ed.). Microsoft. April 12, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "Messenger Service of Windows". Support (2.2 ed.). Microsoft. January 26, 2007.
- ^ "HOW TO: Install and Configure the NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS-Compatible Transport Protocol in Windows 2000 Server". Support (2.4 ed.). Microsoft. October 31, 2006.
External links
- Official Microsoft sources
- Knowledgebase entry for Messenger Service of Windows
- Command documentation for Net send
- Disabling The Messenger Service in Windows XP