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SuperOwl
22nd Feb 2004, 18:26
Hi guys and girls,
Can anybody tell me how to stop the pop-up messages that have begun to blight my time on the internet? Basically they are either advertising a porn site or a site where you can buy a degree.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as it is starting to :mad: me off now.
Cheers,
SuperOwl
Tall_guy_in_a_152
22nd Feb 2004, 22:33
You need to disable the Messenger service. The following instructions vary a bit depending on exactly how you have XP setup, but it should be fairly obvious what to do:
Click Start, Settings, Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services
Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK
That should do it.
TG.
Lear_doctor
22nd Feb 2004, 23:28
Also lots of help in the 'sticky' at the top of the list of posts. (Random pop ups amongst others) The guys have spent a bit of time putting together the best info on the problem. Has to be worth a read
Regards
The Doc
SuperOwl
28th Feb 2004, 03:54
Cheers Tall Guy and Lear Doctor,
I followed Tall Guy's advice on how to disable Messenger and thankfully it worked so cheers TG.
I also followed your advice Lear Doctor and have also managed to solve some other stuff so cheers for the pointer. I ought to have seen the Sticky but didn't so I'm glad that you made me aware.
Cheers guys.
Naples Air Center, Inc.
28th Feb 2004, 10:43
SuperOwl,
If you have other problems, let us know. We would be happy to help.
Take Care,
Richard
SuperOwl
28th Feb 2004, 21:03
Naples Air Centre, Inc
Thanks for the offer. Hopefully I won't need to ask for any further help but it's great to know its out there.
Cheers,
SuperOwl