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how to stop "download" pop-up
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Removing Passport.Net did the trick! wrote in message ... Hi Vivian. I've been driven mad by the same problem. I found the fix on an earlier entry on the forum. I've included it below - I've carried out the instructions and it works. Good luck. Peter ************************* Subject: Pop-up for Upgrade From: "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" Sent: 10/23/2003 12:31:50 PM Greetings Paky, Firstly, remove your saved Passport login in Windows XP, so it can't automatically sign you in to the service (you can readd this back in the future if you like), click the Start Button, then click the Control Panel. Then, click User Accounts in the Control Panel. Select your account name, and then on the left side of the screen, under Related Tasks, click 'Manage my Network Passwords'. In the window that opens, click the Passport.Net\* (Passport) entry and click 'Remove'. Then, do you have Norton Antivirus 2003 installed? Norton added a new "instant messaging scanning" feature to Norton Antivirus 2003, which can conflict with Messenger and cause some of this behavior. To stop it, open Norton Antivirus (Right-click on the Norton Antivirus icon in the System Tray/Notification Area (by the clock), choose 'Open Norton Antivirus'), click Options, then Instant Messenger then uncheck MSN Instant Messenger and click OK. If the window is still open with the upgrade question, say No, it should now stop trying. Then download the latest Windows Messenger here (in case you decide to use it in the future, and to stop further 'annoynaces': http://www.microsoft.com/windows/messenger/download.asp ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Paky" wrote in message om... Pal I am in your same situation !!! Someone help please !!!!!!!! Paky "David Barash" wrote in message ... I am getting this persistent pop-up asking me if I want to upgrade to the latest version. How do I get rid of it? I have already disabled Messenger, but it still comes up every time a log-on. Thanks. . -----Original Message----- Please Help! I don't use Windows Messenger and I don't want to use it. For weeks I have been getting a Windows Messenger pop-up telling me that I must download the latest version to continue. There is no way for me to say that I don't want to do the download. I use AOL 8.0 and have run their special software to block Messenger pop-ups - but it didn't work. I also have Outlook Express 6.0 and Internet Explorer 6.0. How can I stop the pop-up without doing the download? TIA, Vivian Carroll . |
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