Mary Sauer
April 10th 03, 09:49 AM
Get yourself some sort of spyware cleaner, such as Ad-Aware.
This article explains your problem:
Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
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Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://dgl.microsoft.com/
http://mvps.org/msauer/
"John Butts" > wrote in message
...
> After going online I get desktop icons links being added
> to my desktop they are associated with pop-ups that come
> up when on the internet, short cuts to their web sites.
> I have to delete them every time I go online. How can I
> block them from adding these shortcuts to my desktop. The
> ones I am having problems with now are ones that say PC
> booster and I may have won 6 million dollars. I am really
> getting frustrated with them putting these unwanted links
> on my desktop.
This article explains your problem:
Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
--
Mary Sauer MS MVP
http://dgl.microsoft.com/
http://mvps.org/msauer/
"John Butts" > wrote in message
...
> After going online I get desktop icons links being added
> to my desktop they are associated with pop-ups that come
> up when on the internet, short cuts to their web sites.
> I have to delete them every time I go online. How can I
> block them from adding these shortcuts to my desktop. The
> ones I am having problems with now are ones that say PC
> booster and I may have won 6 million dollars. I am really
> getting frustrated with them putting these unwanted links
> on my desktop.