| "john bright" wrote:
|
|| I recently installed XP Pro and have encountered some problems. #1
|| When I try to search for a file, Windows Installer pops up and
|| starts configuring Microsoft Office Disk 2. The other problem is I
|| keep getting these messages from updatenow.org and updatepatch.info
|| telling me I'm infected and I have to go to their website and
|| download this patch. When I go there they want $19.95 for the patch.
|| Any help is appreciated.........

Hunter B wrote:
| Please do not listen to TEEN342's advice. Do not turn off your
| messenger service. This an important part of your Windows OS to
| notify you of problems or issues. It is like driving your car when
| the Oil light is on and putting a piece of black electical tape over
| it so you don't have to see it. Look into Sygate Personal Firewall
| or ZoneAlarm. They have free downloads if you don't want to use the
| built in Windows Firewall for SP2. Run Adware by Lavasoft and also
| get SpyBot Search and Destroy if you do not have these free
| downloads. This can help prevent some of the issues you are having.
| Also Read the info from the links provided by the more exprienced
| users that responded with good advice and legitimate links.

Messenger service is between _servers and clients_. My messenger
service
has been disabled for almost 3 years.