Re: Help with MN-100 Base Station and Messenger Services

I don't think there are dependencies on the list below, but anyway,
try both versions of Messenger and see if your problem is resolved.

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 08:26:39 -0600, "Stuart Berger"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Well, I have disabled some services I either never use or for securtiy
>purposes...
>Alerter
>Auto Updates ( I visit regularly)
>Clip Book
>ICS/ICF....(got 3rd Party stuff)
>Network DDE
>Network DDE DSDM
>QoS RSVP
>Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
>Remote Registry Service
>Secondary Logon
>TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service
>Telnet
>Windows Time
>Wireless Zero Configuration (No 802's or wireless)
>
>The above have all been disabled.....unless there is some big function I am
>missing that I don't know I need...these are ok to put the kabash on, right?
>
>I am using Windows Messenger 5.0 0381....MSN Messenger 6.1.0203
>
>Thanks again Barb and have a great New Year...
>"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> I don't know what other services you might have turned off but that
>> should do it. Also, alot depends on what version of Messenger you are
>> using.
>>
>> On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 21:27:04 -0600, "Stuart Berger"
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Thank you Barb...by the way...is there any other services I need to make
>> >sure are either set to manual or auto in the services for XP to use
>> >Messenger?
>> >"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> >> On Sun, 11 Jan 2004 09:58:51 -0600, "Stuart Berger"
>> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >First, is the Microsoft Base Station MN-100 a
>> >> >UPnP NAT?
>> >>
>> >> yes
>> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >Do I need to enable the UPnP service in XP Pro in order for the Base
>> >Station
>> >> >to work with Messenger?
>> >>
>> >> yes
>> >>
>> >> > I have heard that both the UPnP and the SSDP
>> >> >Discovery Services are a big security hole...is this still true?
>> >>
>> >> no. not everything Steve Gibson prints is a security risk.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Barb Bowman
>> >> Expert Zone Columnist
>> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >> MS-MVP (Windows)
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>

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Barb Bowman
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