Please Delete Spam Pop Up Feature that came with Windows XP

The Pop Up Spam Email notices are most annoying,
especially right now as I am trying to research for my
reports. I should not have to spend money to remove
something that I did not request. Would you kindly
advise me how to delete this from your XP menu. Thank
you.

Marie Gill wrote:
The Pop Up Spam Email notices are most annoying,
especially right now as I am trying to research for my
reports. I should not have to spend money to remove
something that I did not request. Would you kindly
advise me how to delete this from your XP menu. Thank
you.

Turn on Windows XP's built in firewall. Whoever said anything about spending
money?

Marie;
No need to pay for the fix.
For Messenger Service ads:
You need to install or enable a firewall:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...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

Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spywa
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/


--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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"Marie Gill" wrote in message
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The Pop Up Spam Email notices are most annoying,
especially right now as I am trying to research for my
reports. I should not have to spend money to remove
something that I did not request. Would you kindly
advise me how to delete this from your XP menu. Thank
you.