Pop-Up Message Windows

[Rico]

I run Windows XP, and every 5-10 minutes, a pop-up box
appears, similar to that which occurs in the use of
Internet Explorer, but seemingly untriggered by any
activity within IE. The box is entirely gray, and
resembles, though isn't identical to, a Windows alert
message. Is there a way to prevent this built into
Windows XP?

Any help anyone has is greatly appreciated!

[dev]

Rico said:

> I run Windows XP, and every 5-10 minutes, a pop-up box
> appears, similar to that which occurs in the use of
> Internet Explorer, but seemingly untriggered by any
> activity within IE. The box is entirely gray, and
> resembles, though isn't identical to, a Windows alert
> message. Is there a way to prevent this built into
> Windows XP?


If these are "Messenger" pop-ups, they can be banished by enabling the XP
built-in firewall (which should be done anyway). See HELP & SUPPORT for
easy instructions.

If this is a program that has been inadvertently installed on your PC,
running ADAware may enable its removal. http://www.lavasoftusa.com
Read the instructions, download, install and run the program. The basic
utility is free.

If the pop-ups are site-related - the page that is being visited - then a
pop-up blocker may help. http://google.com Search for "ad blocker".
Or install and use the new-generation NetScape "streamline Navigator only"
browser from http://sillydog.org/narchive. It will selectively block
pop-ups and images, and is much more customizable then I.E. For more...
snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape7.windows is the newgroup.