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.

"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.........