stop the pop ups!!

[alan aggett]

To stop the new brand of pop ups,such as those from end
ads.com. Go to control panel, open admin tools , then
click on services- scroll down thru the list to
messenger ,right click and select-STOP.This disables the
service,-not sure if u have to do this everytime u boot
up. Don t seem to be any adverse side effects but if u
have trouble with any other services try re enabling
messenger.Good luck!!

[Amethyst]

alan aggett wrote:
> To stop the new brand of pop ups,such as those from end
> ads.com. Go to control panel, open admin tools , then
> click on services- scroll down thru the list to
> messenger ,right click and select-STOP.This disables the
> service,-not sure if u have to do this everytime u boot
> up. Don t seem to be any adverse side effects but if u
> have trouble with any other services try re enabling
> messenger.Good luck!!

There are "adverse side effects" - very serious ones. You see, the pop-ups
are /not/ the problem, merely a symptom of the problem. It's like treating
measles spots with calamine. Whilst this will take care of the spots, they
are only a symptom and it will do nothing for the underlying measles virus.

Same with the pop-ups. They are a symptom of the real problem which is that
your system has open ports. Turning off the service does nothing to 'close'
them. The only real solution is to install a firewall. The native one is
good enough for the pop-ups, but for flexibility I like to use a commercial
one (Zone Alarm Pro is my wall of choice and a freeware version can be
downloaded from www.zonelabs.com).



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[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Alan,

Instead of choosing just Stop, in that window, select "Messenger", right-click and then
choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button.
After the service is stopped, click OK.

After this, you won't need to stop it at every reboot.
____________________________________________
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Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"alan aggett" > wrote in message
...
> To stop the new brand of pop ups,such as those from end
> ads.com. Go to control panel, open admin tools , then
> click on services- scroll down thru the list to
> messenger ,right click and select-STOP.This disables the
> service,-not sure if u have to do this everytime u boot
> up. Don t seem to be any adverse side effects but if u
> have trouble with any other services try re enabling
> messenger.Good luck!!

[Bhavin Mistry]

if you're using zone alarm or thinking of using it,read this:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/31481.html

"Amethyst" > wrote in message
...
> alan aggett wrote:
> > To stop the new brand of pop ups,such as those from end
> > ads.com. Go to control panel, open admin tools , then
> > click on services- scroll down thru the list to
> > messenger ,right click and select-STOP.This disables the
> > service,-not sure if u have to do this everytime u boot
> > up. Don t seem to be any adverse side effects but if u
> > have trouble with any other services try re enabling
> > messenger.Good luck!!
>
> There are "adverse side effects" - very serious ones. You see, the pop-ups
> are /not/ the problem, merely a symptom of the problem. It's like treating
> measles spots with calamine. Whilst this will take care of the spots, they
> are only a symptom and it will do nothing for the underlying measles
virus.
>
> Same with the pop-ups. They are a symptom of the real problem which is
that
> your system has open ports. Turning off the service does nothing to
'close'
> them. The only real solution is to install a firewall. The native one is
> good enough for the pop-ups, but for flexibility I like to use a
commercial
> one (Zone Alarm Pro is my wall of choice and a freeware version can be
> downloaded from www.zonelabs.com).
>
>
>
> --
> Cassandra
> Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!'
>
> Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
> of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot)
> uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
> Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post all
> correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you.
>
>

[Amethyst]

Bhavin Mistry wrote:
> if you're using zone alarm or thinking of using it,read this:
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/31481.html


That only applies to the freeware version. I'm running the commercial
product.



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[Amethyst]

Jonathan Kay [MVP] wrote:
> Greetings Alan,
>
> Instead of choosing just Stop, in that window, select "Messenger",
> right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose
> 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is
stopped,
> click OK.
>
> After this, you won't need to stop it at every reboot.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Windows MVP, Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>
> "alan aggett" > wrote in message
> ...
>> To stop the new brand of pop ups,such as those from end
>> ads.com. Go to control panel, open admin tools , then
>> click on services- scroll down thru the list to
>> messenger ,right click and select-STOP.This disables the
>> service,-not sure if u have to do this everytime u boot
>> up. Don t seem to be any adverse side effects but if u
>> have trouble with any other services try re enabling
>> messenger.Good luck!!

Still peddling the same old tripe I see. You can't teach kids anything these
days.

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[Bhavin Mistry]

True, but you recommended the free version also.

"Amethyst" > wrote in message
...
> Bhavin Mistry wrote:
> > if you're using zone alarm or thinking of using it,read this:
> > http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/31481.html
>
>
> That only applies to the freeware version. I'm running the commercial
> product.
>
>
>
> --�
> Cassandra
> Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!'
>
> Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
> of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot)
> uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
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> correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you.
>
>