Messenger Service Pop Ups

[Jen]

Recently I Upgraded my windows xp version by using the
product code & the CD. Afterwards I begin to recieve
numerous Messenger Service pop ups.Some using my
name,they are all mostly ads for privacy, stopping popup
ads,etc.They claim to be able to get to my computer
through something in the windows program. I never had
this problem before.I am also connected to the internet
by my cable company so even though I am not using the
internet, the connection is there. These messages pop up
and interupt games or other things I may be doing at the
time (not online).If I stay signed onto the computer
there are at least 13 or more of these messages when I
return to the computer.Is there something that needs to
be done or that I can do to correct this problem?

[Alvin A Brown]

Hello

See link below to enable the firewall in XP

How to: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Win XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283673
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

Alvin


Jen wrote:

> Recently I Upgraded my windows xp version by using the
> product code & the CD. Afterwards I begin to recieve
> numerous Messenger Service pop ups.Some using my
> name,they are all mostly ads for privacy, stopping popup
> ads,etc.They claim to be able to get to my computer
> through something in the windows program. I never had
> this problem before.I am also connected to the internet
> by my cable company so even though I am not using the
> internet, the connection is there. These messages pop up
> and interupt games or other things I may be doing at the
> time (not online).If I stay signed onto the computer
> there are at least 13 or more of these messages when I
> return to the computer.Is there something that needs to
> be done or that I can do to correct this problem?

[Donald Link]

Search Google for xp and you will find sites and information galore. There
is about 4 ways you can disable or eliminate the INTRUSIVE Messenger since
many spammers are figuring out way to use it.



"Jen" > wrote in message
...
> Recently I Upgraded my windows xp version by using the
> product code & the CD. Afterwards I begin to recieve
> numerous Messenger Service pop ups.Some using my
> name,they are all mostly ads for privacy, stopping popup
> ads,etc.They claim to be able to get to my computer
> through something in the windows program. I never had
> this problem before.I am also connected to the internet
> by my cable company so even though I am not using the
> internet, the connection is there. These messages pop up
> and interupt games or other things I may be doing at the
> time (not online).If I stay signed onto the computer
> there are at least 13 or more of these messages when I
> return to the computer.Is there something that needs to
> be done or that I can do to correct this problem?