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June 14th, 2003, 01:38 AM
#1
Junior Member
Window Popups in Xp
I am using Windows XP and I occassionaly get a pop-up spam message out of nowhere. Even when I restart my computer, I still get it eventually. It appears at random times, sometimes it might take a day to get it, other times maybe 45 minutes. I am using AdWare and AdWare doesn't pick up anything unusual. How can I go about getting rid of this thing and preventing more of them from coming back? The title of the window shows up as "Messenger Service", though no messengers are running.
DigitalManiac
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June 14th, 2003, 01:46 AM
#2
Member
I am going to take a stab at this...
Right Click My Computer
Select Manage
Expand Servies and Applications
Highlight Services
Find "Messenger"
Right click and Stop
Also, set it to manual so it will not start again
Humbly,
retfarcratS
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June 14th, 2003, 01:50 AM
#3
Personally, I use 'POW' from AnalogX. http://www.analogx.com/welcome.htm
It is small,easy to use, and non-intrusive. I have tried several other supressors, but they either intruded on my system, or attempted to decide for me, what I should see.
It is also free.
\"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!\"
Author Unknown
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June 14th, 2003, 02:26 AM
#4
Originally posted here by moxnix
Personally, I use 'POW' from AnalogX. http://www.analogx.com/welcome.htm
It is small,easy to use, and non-intrusive. I have tried several other supressors, but they either intruded on my system, or attempted to decide for me, what I should see.
It is also free.
Just so you know moxnix you are talking about browser based pop-ups and DigitalManiac is talking about Windows Messenger Server Pop-ups.
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June 14th, 2003, 02:31 AM
#5
Just type services.msc into the command prompt, browse down to messenger and disable it.
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June 14th, 2003, 04:47 AM
#6
*Moved from AntiOnline: How do I?*
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June 14th, 2003, 05:12 AM
#7
Are the pop-ups selling things like fake college diplomas and etc.? If they are I get the same thing...?!?!
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June 14th, 2003, 08:42 AM
#8
Member
Originally posted here by FrameWork
Just type services.msc into the command prompt, browse down to messenger and disable it.
Those gray boxes suck. This was the easiest way that I found to get rid of them. That function was originally included in Messenger so that admins could warn people on their network of impending shutdowns for mainainence, etc. My mom got so many pop-ups for penis-enlargement that she got rid of her internet access. (She's old, and no she doesn't visit porn sites )
Good luck
Corn
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June 14th, 2003, 10:32 AM
#9
I'm sorry HTRegz.
I assumed from what he said:
The title of the window shows up as "Messenger Service", though no messengers are running.
And the fact, that a popup window that is prevelent on M$N and is named "Messenger Service", while the M$N messengers are named "Windows Messenger" and " MSN Messenger", that he was asking about how to stop a persistant popup.
That small program helped me so I passed it on.
Moxnix
\"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!\"
Author Unknown
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June 14th, 2003, 11:37 AM
#10
Junior Member
I had the same Damn problem and the fix that I used is the same one that retfarcratS and FrameWork arte telling you what to do.
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