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Messenger pop-up adds on the internet
I recently downloaded MS Office service pack 2 and some
patches and although I have a firewall, I am getting pop- up messages through Windows Messenger when on the internet. I did not get them before the download. I'm running Windows XP and "Messenger" is not listed in my Add/Remove programs. Can I delete the folder? If not, how can I stop these pop-ups? Can I add Messenger to my firewall? Any advice will be appreciated. |
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Messenger pop-up adds on the internet
Greetings,
Do these "popups" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If so, what you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, *not* Windows Messenger (which are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not Microsoft, nor can Microsoft control them anymore then they can control spam to your e-mail inbox. To get rid of these pop ups, you'll need to disable the "Messenger Service", click Start, then Run, enter "services.msc"and click OK. Scroll down to "Messenger", select it, right-click and then choose Properties. Under startup type, choose 'Disabled' and then choose the 'Stop' button. After the service is stopped, click OK. Nothing in Windows or any real third-party applications should be effected by this. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Baper" wrote in message ... I recently downloaded MS Office service pack 2 and some patches and although I have a firewall, I am getting pop- up messages through Windows Messenger when on the internet. I did not get them before the download. I'm running Windows XP and "Messenger" is not listed in my Add/Remove programs. Can I delete the folder? If not, how can I stop these pop-ups? Can I add Messenger to my firewall? Any advice will be appreciated. |
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