Microsoft KB Archive/148991

= How to Disable Pop-up Dialog Boxes in Windows NT =

Article ID: 148991

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51

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This article was previously published under Q148991



To send pop-up messages among Windows NT computers and network client computers, use the NET SEND command from the MS-DOS command prompt in Windows NT as follows:

net send  " "

The quotation marks are optional.

It is also possible to disable the pop-up dialog boxes. To do this, you must stop the Messenger service as follows:


 * 1) In Control Panel, double-click Services.
 * 2) Select the Messenger service.
 * 3) Click Stop.

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Run the following at the command prompt:

net stop messenger

WARNING:The Alerter service requires the Messenger service. The event log may report a "dependency service error". The Windows NT "System Guide," page 163, states that the Alerter and Messenger services must be started for a computer to generate a UPS alert.

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE ID: 122160

TITLE: Disabling Printing Notification Dialog Boxes in Windows NT 3.5x.

Additional query words: prodnt popup

Keywords: KB148991

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