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  #1  
Old July 22nd 20, 03:22 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
KenK
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a day.
This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens each time
but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago. I
don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA


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  #2  
Old July 22nd 20, 05:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a day.
This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens each time
but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago. I
don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA



I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul
  #3  
Old July 23rd 20, 05:10 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
JJ[_11_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:04:16 -0400, Paul wrote:
KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a day.
This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens each time
but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago. I
don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA


I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul


I think the message is "Welcome to MSN Explorer".
  #4  
Old July 23rd 20, 06:41 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
VanguardLH[_2_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

Paul wrote:

KenK wrote:

How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a
day. This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens
each time but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long
ago. I don't know who to turn to.


Is that the exact text string ?


I doubt it. Microsoft doesn't refer them themself as MS. For their
file manager, there was Windows Explorer and then File Explorer. For
their web browser, the only one I remember with "Explorer" in its name
was "Internet Explorer". "MS" didn't prefix any of those product
titles.

I think we'll need Ken to capture the screen, edit the image to remove
any personal info, and upload it to give a URL here to it, so we can see
what he sees.
  #5  
Old July 23rd 20, 06:48 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
VanguardLH[_2_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

JJ wrote:

On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:04:16 -0400, Paul wrote:
KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a day.
This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens each time
but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago. I
don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA


I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul


I think the message is "Welcome to MSN Explorer".


Isn't that just for MSN subscribers?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSN_Dial-up#MSN_Explorer

After you mentioned MSN, I recalled a prior thread where I mentioned the
MSN service and MSN Explorer. Yep, it was Ken asking the same question
back on 6/27 titled "Stopping MSN Explorer from popping up every day".
That was a month ago. He didn't provide screenshots or answer questions
back then. I knew this sounded familiar, and same guy asking, too.
  #6  
Old July 23rd 20, 07:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul[_32_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

JJ wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jul 2020 12:04:16 -0400, Paul wrote:
KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a day.
This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens each time
but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago. I
don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA

I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul


I think the message is "Welcome to MSN Explorer".


Hey, good catch :-)

I got one of those. Somehow I disabled something from
the bar in the lower right corner. And that might have
been MSN Messenger.

This MSN Explorer thing never ever "attacked" I guess.

I don't know if removing it would help or not, but you're
not likely to miss it. There's a button on the left side
of Add/Remove Programs, where MSN Explorer is a "feature"
in Windows XP. Untick should kick off removal. It it's some
other version, like Premium, I don't know how that
gets on the machine, but I'd try the main program
removal window.

https://i.postimg.cc/RZ742X7d/Add-Remove-Programs.gif

Paul
  #7  
Old July 23rd 20, 03:07 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
KenK
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

Paul wrote in :

KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a
day. This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens
each time but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago.
I don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA



I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows
XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul


Sorry, the correct header is

"Welcome to MSN Explorer"

I almost had it right.

Thanks for your frequent help including this problem.



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  #8  
Old July 23rd 20, 10:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
VanguardLH[_2_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

KenK wrote:

Paul wrote in :

KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once a
day. This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens
each time but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long ago.
I don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA


I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows
XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul


Sorry, the correct header is

"Welcome to MSN Explorer"

I almost had it right.

Thanks for your frequent help including this problem.


So, as has been previously requested:

- Do you subscribe to MSN?

- If so, does that mean you have dial-up Internet service?

- If not dialup, but broadband (cable or DSL), why use MSN at all? When
using broadband, you don't need MSN anything, so uninstall MSN
Explorer, and their accelerator (only needed with dial-up) and tray
icon, but those might be included in an uninstall of MSN.

- Even if you want to keep using MSN (not for dial-up, but using someone
else for broadband Internet access), MSN Explorer is redundant. Just
use Internet Explorer, or whatever is your choice for web browser.
You can still use the same home page in another web browser as you
have in MSN Explorer, if you want that content. ISPs often have a
landing or home page, too, so you could pick that as your home page,
and some web browsers let you have multiple home pages (that they load
when you start those web browsers). That is, whether using dial-up or
broadband, you can use MSN as your web portal, your ISP's landing
page, some other site, or none at all (I have my web browser load a
blank page, about:blank, rather than waste time and bandwidth loading
a web page that I'm not targeting when I start the web browser).

Unless you're using dial-up, you don't need MSN anything. Even if using
MSN's dial-up service, you don't need MSN Explorer. You can configure
your web browser to go wherever you want, not just to MSN.
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Old July 24th 20, 07:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
KenK
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

VanguardLH wrote in :

KenK wrote:

Paul wrote in :

KenK wrote:
How can I stop this screen from appearing? It does so at least once

a
day. This morning about four times so far. I erase the three screens
each time but it doesn't sem to take a hint.

From what I can find MS evidently has stopped supporting XP long

ago.
I don't know who to turn to.

Can anyone help!

TIA


I'm not getting a match on that in Google.

Is that the exact text string ?

For example, I can find a "Welcome" screen like this one,
but the wording isn't the same, as it's "Welcome to Microsoft Windows
XP".

https://www.mcmcse.com/microsoft/guides/upgrades.shtml

And I can find various ones for "Internet Explorer".

Some Welcome screens come about, from install activity.
Maybe an installer thrown into a Startup folder could do it ?

If you could get control-alt-delete to work, perhaps you
can use Task Manager to list the current processes and
spot the one responsible for your blue welcome window.

Paul


Sorry, the correct header is

"Welcome to MSN Explorer"

I almost had it right.

Thanks for your frequent help including this problem.


So, as has been previously requested:

- Do you subscribe to MSN?


Not that I'm aware of.


- If so, does that mean you have dial-up Internet service?

- If not dialup, but broadband (cable or DSL), why use MSN at all?

When
using broadband, you don't need MSN anything, so uninstall MSN
Explorer, and their accelerator (only needed with dial-up) and tray
icon, but those might be included in an uninstall of MSN.

- Even if you want to keep using MSN (not for dial-up, but using

someone
else for broadband Internet access), MSN Explorer is redundant. Just
use Internet Explorer, or whatever is your choice for web browser.
You can still use the same home page in another web browser as you
have in MSN Explorer, if you want that content. ISPs often have a
landing or home page, too, so you could pick that as your home page,
and some web browsers let you have multiple home pages (that they

load
when you start those web browsers). That is, whether using dial-up

or
broadband, you can use MSN as your web portal, your ISP's landing
page, some other site, or none at all (I have my web browser load a
blank page, about:blank, rather than waste time and bandwidth loading
a web page that I'm not targeting when I start the web browser).

Unless you're using dial-up, you don't need MSN anything. Even if

using
MSN's dial-up service, you don't need MSN Explorer. You can configure
your web browser to go wherever you want, not just to MSN.




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  #10  
Old July 24th 20, 08:54 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Mayayana
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

"VanguardLH" wrote

| So, as has been previously requested:
|
| - Do you subscribe to MSN?
|

Paul had the answer. It's an extra salespitch
from the old days. Control Apnel - Add/Remove
Programs - Add/Remove Windows Components
(menu bar at left) - uncheck MSN Explorer.

They probably did deals with OEMs to enable that
kind of junk and there may be some kind of trigger
that brings it up.


  #11  
Old July 25th 20, 12:15 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
VanguardLH[_2_]
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Default xp "Welcome To MS Explorer" problem

KenK wrote:

VanguardLH wrote in :

- Do you subscribe to MSN?


Not that I'm aware of.


Uninstall MSN Explorer.

https://answers.msn.com/solution.asp...b-3eac07d020fa

Change the home page in whatever web browser you use, so it doesn't
point to MSN.
 




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