pop-ups

[milo]

Is there a way to filter or block pop-ups short of a
third party program like ghostsurf. If not, what programs
to you recommend. (ghostsurf made it hard to access
favorite web sites without having to log on each time or,
with news sites like nytimes.com, each page.) Thanks in
advance for any suggestions.

[Jupiter Jones]

Milo;
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904&
Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem.
The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a symptom.
The real problem is open ports that allow unwanted traffic into the
computer.
Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports.
The firewall controls the traffic.

This will not work if you have AOL.
AOL is not compatible with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
(ICF)
If you have AOL, you should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party
firewall.

Disable Messenger Service:
Start/Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, click Services.
Go down to "Messenger".
Right click "Messenger" and select Properties.
Then under Start-up select DISABLE
Click OK and follow prompts

Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/


For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

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Jupiter Jones
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http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
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"milo" > wrote in message
...
> Is there a way to filter or block pop-ups short of a
> third party program like ghostsurf. If not, what programs
> to you recommend. (ghostsurf made it hard to access
> favorite web sites without having to log on each time or,
> with news sites like nytimes.com, each page.) Thanks in
> advance for any suggestions.