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JoH
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Hi guys,
hey, can anyone help me please... How come ive started getting Messenger Pop Ups, usually with a womans name and stuff...?
Im sure ive encountered this problem before but cant remember how to get rid of it... and also why it happens every so often in the first place.
any help would be appreciated, thanx
Jo :o)
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Cheese is milks leap towards immortalityEdited by putasolutions on 06/01/2004 08:05 (server time).
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putasolutions
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Windows XP users
Click Start, Control Panel, and open the "Administrative Tools".
Within the Administrative Tools window open "Services".
Locate "Messenger" and double click the icon to open "Messenger Properties"
Within the "Messenger Properties" set the "Startup Type" to disabled and click the "Stop" button.
Click the "Apply" button and close out of all windows.
Windows 2000 users
Click Start, Programs, and open the "Administrative Tools".
Within the Administrative Tools window open "Services".
Locate "Messenger" and double click the icon to open "Messenger Properties"
Within the "Messenger Properties" set the "Startup Type" to disabled and click the "Stop" button.
Click the "Apply" button and close out of all windows.
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bricat
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disable windows messenger HERE (not msm messenger)
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- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
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JoH
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Thanx guys, u are both stars... cheers ;o)
Jo
Ps... so am i correct in thinking that this problem is caused by Windows Messenger and not MSN Messenger then?
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bricat
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that's right windows messenger is the culprit.
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JackFlash
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Hi guys ! Will running pop-up stopper progs prevent this ?
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bricat
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I'm not sure, possibly. it's easier to disable windows messenger, i don't know anyone that uses it, maybe if you were part of a network.
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- Bob Dole, Republican presidential candidate
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greysts
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The original PopStopper from PanicWare.com does stop Messenger spam but only the professional paid for version. The free one doesn't but I'm sure there are some out there that do. The Messenger service was built by Microsoft and was intended for use by network administrators in a business environment. It allowed them to send internal messages to network users without the hassle of email. Unfortunately it wasn't particularly difficult for anyone to use and that's why we see so much garbage appearing on our screens. It is of no use whatsoever for those of us using our PC's at home, so close it down.
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Jonny555
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I use Smart Popup Killer and this does kill Messenger popups. It's free and I've had no problems with it at all. I've used this for about a year now, maybe longer.
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