James
December 5th 03, 03:25 PM
"I HEAR YA,... I HEAR YA..."
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THIS MESSENGER SERVICE PROGRAM
REALLY IS, BUT I'VE READ ATLEAST A DOZEN ARTICLES IN PC
ORIENTED MAGAZINES STATING THAT BILLY (SQUEAKY)GATES &
MICKEYSOFT HAD THIS PROGRAM EMBEDDED WITHIN WINDOWS 2000
& WINDOWS XP... AND I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THEM.
AND I HAVE THE PERFECT TEST TO PROVE IT.
1) DO A COMPLETE FORMAT AND REINSTALLATION OF 2000/XP.
2) SETUP YOUR INTERNET SETTINGS.
3) PLACE YOUR SYSTEM ONLINE, ASSUMING THAT YOUR ON A
DSL/BROADBAND CONNECTION.(always on)
4) NOW JUST LEAVE IT THERE "WITHOUT" INTERNET EXPLORER
OPEN... JUST SIT THERE AT YOUR DESKTOP OR GO AWAY AN
COMEBACK LATER.
5) NOW JUST COUNT HOW MANY POPUPS YOU'VE GOTTEN VIA THIS
SO CALLED "MESSENGER SERVICE"
6) NOW ASK YOURSELF... DID YOU INSTALL ANYTHING THAT
MIGHT HAVE HAD THIS PIECE OF **** PROGRAM EMBEDDED IN
IT..? NO..? THEN I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD HAVE HAD
TO ALREADY BEEN THERE INORDER FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED,... RIGHT...?
NOW INCASE YOUR THINKING TO YOURSELF, "HEY, IT COULD HAVE
BEEN SPYWARE... WELL I WENT OUT OF MY WAY AND PURCHASED
A "NETGEAR ROUTER", AND CALLED THEM WHEN I HOOKED IT UP
AND HAD THEM HELP ME SET IT UP WITH FULL FIREWALL
PROTECTION... AND THE POPUPS WERE SHOWING UP WITHIN 5
MINUTES OF PLACING MY SYSTEM ONLINE,... DIRECTLY THROUGH
A "FULLY" FIREWALLED ROUTER...
BUT THEN AGAIN,... I'VE BEEN USING XP NOW FOR ALMOST 6
MONTHS... AND ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS MORE APPEALING... IT IS A
TOTAL "JOKE" OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM, WITH TOTALLY FAULSE
ADVERTISED FEATURES. BECAUSE I HAVE MORE PROGRAM LOCKUPS
& CRASHES WITH XP THAN I EVERY DID WITH 95/98/NT/2000.
AND YOU "DO" LOOSE YOUR WORK,... THERE IS NO SAVING OF
ANYTHING...PERIOD. XP IS A TOTAL JOKE. BUT THEN AGAIN IF
YOU THINK ABOUT IT... BILLY BOY WOULDN'T BE MAKING AS
MUCH MULLA OF SELLING NEW OPERATING SYSTEMS IF HE
ACTUALLY CAME OUT WITH ONE THAT DID EVERYTHING THAT IT
WAS BRAGGED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DO... NOW WOULD HE...?
THINK ABOUT IT.
>-----Original Message-----
>Those Microsoft Messenger popups from outsiders
>is like being invaded by the Alien. I NEVER use them.
>I NEVER want anyone I know to use them. And most of all,
>I NEVER want to see one again. This one feature makes me
>believe there IS something nefarious going on with this
>otherwise fine operating system. I do not trust all
>the unwanted messages that ask me to pay $29.95 to get
>rid of them forever with some garage program. If Bill
>Gates and Steve Ballmer do not offer a way to turn them
>off, I am seriously going to switch to Linux or whatever
>operating system hasn't made a deal to turn me over to
>these kudzu-like monsters.
>
>How do I switch off Microsoft Messenger popups FOREVER?
>
>.
>
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL THIS MESSENGER SERVICE PROGRAM
REALLY IS, BUT I'VE READ ATLEAST A DOZEN ARTICLES IN PC
ORIENTED MAGAZINES STATING THAT BILLY (SQUEAKY)GATES &
MICKEYSOFT HAD THIS PROGRAM EMBEDDED WITHIN WINDOWS 2000
& WINDOWS XP... AND I WHOLE HEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THEM.
AND I HAVE THE PERFECT TEST TO PROVE IT.
1) DO A COMPLETE FORMAT AND REINSTALLATION OF 2000/XP.
2) SETUP YOUR INTERNET SETTINGS.
3) PLACE YOUR SYSTEM ONLINE, ASSUMING THAT YOUR ON A
DSL/BROADBAND CONNECTION.(always on)
4) NOW JUST LEAVE IT THERE "WITHOUT" INTERNET EXPLORER
OPEN... JUST SIT THERE AT YOUR DESKTOP OR GO AWAY AN
COMEBACK LATER.
5) NOW JUST COUNT HOW MANY POPUPS YOU'VE GOTTEN VIA THIS
SO CALLED "MESSENGER SERVICE"
6) NOW ASK YOURSELF... DID YOU INSTALL ANYTHING THAT
MIGHT HAVE HAD THIS PIECE OF **** PROGRAM EMBEDDED IN
IT..? NO..? THEN I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IT WOULD HAVE HAD
TO ALREADY BEEN THERE INORDER FOR IT TO HAVE BEEN
INSTALLED,... RIGHT...?
NOW INCASE YOUR THINKING TO YOURSELF, "HEY, IT COULD HAVE
BEEN SPYWARE... WELL I WENT OUT OF MY WAY AND PURCHASED
A "NETGEAR ROUTER", AND CALLED THEM WHEN I HOOKED IT UP
AND HAD THEM HELP ME SET IT UP WITH FULL FIREWALL
PROTECTION... AND THE POPUPS WERE SHOWING UP WITHIN 5
MINUTES OF PLACING MY SYSTEM ONLINE,... DIRECTLY THROUGH
A "FULLY" FIREWALLED ROUTER...
BUT THEN AGAIN,... I'VE BEEN USING XP NOW FOR ALMOST 6
MONTHS... AND ALTHOUGH IT LOOKS MORE APPEALING... IT IS A
TOTAL "JOKE" OF AN OPERATING SYSTEM, WITH TOTALLY FAULSE
ADVERTISED FEATURES. BECAUSE I HAVE MORE PROGRAM LOCKUPS
& CRASHES WITH XP THAN I EVERY DID WITH 95/98/NT/2000.
AND YOU "DO" LOOSE YOUR WORK,... THERE IS NO SAVING OF
ANYTHING...PERIOD. XP IS A TOTAL JOKE. BUT THEN AGAIN IF
YOU THINK ABOUT IT... BILLY BOY WOULDN'T BE MAKING AS
MUCH MULLA OF SELLING NEW OPERATING SYSTEMS IF HE
ACTUALLY CAME OUT WITH ONE THAT DID EVERYTHING THAT IT
WAS BRAGGED ABOUT BEING ABLE TO DO... NOW WOULD HE...?
THINK ABOUT IT.
>-----Original Message-----
>Those Microsoft Messenger popups from outsiders
>is like being invaded by the Alien. I NEVER use them.
>I NEVER want anyone I know to use them. And most of all,
>I NEVER want to see one again. This one feature makes me
>believe there IS something nefarious going on with this
>otherwise fine operating system. I do not trust all
>the unwanted messages that ask me to pay $29.95 to get
>rid of them forever with some garage program. If Bill
>Gates and Steve Ballmer do not offer a way to turn them
>off, I am seriously going to switch to Linux or whatever
>operating system hasn't made a deal to turn me over to
>these kudzu-like monsters.
>
>How do I switch off Microsoft Messenger popups FOREVER?
>
>.
>