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Pop Up Messenger Service
Name: Robin Date: April 1, 2003 at 12:40:26 Pacific OS: Windows XP SP1 CPU/Ram: 256 MB Ram
Comment:
Is there a product I can buy/download that can get rid of the boxes that keep popping up with Messenger Service on the top bar. Usally says something abt to get rid of these messages go here.....The last one says "Message from CARPAL TUNNEL to 209.178.182.193 on 4/1/2003 12:17:29PM.I thought it had to do with having an MSN Messenger but I have deleted it and they still come up. Thank you in advance for any help. Robin
Name: Vince Date: April 1, 2003 at 13:07:59 Pacific
Reply:
Windows XP Home
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel Click Performance and Maintenance Click Administrative Tools Double click Services Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties. Click the STOP button. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar Click OK
Windows XP Professional
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel Click Administrative Tools Click Services Double click Services Scroll down and highlight "Messenger" Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties. Click the STOP button. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar Click OK
Hope this helps
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Response Number 2
Name: jimbob Date: April 1, 2003 at 13:13:39 Pacific
Reply:
Doesn't sound to me like messenger , it sounds like spyware.
Downloadand run SpyBot or AdAware.
JIM
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Response Number 3
Name: Tufenuf Date: April 1, 2003 at 13:27:20 Pacific
Reply:
Robin, I'm fairly certain that Vince's instructions will eliminate the problem.
Tufenuf
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Response Number 4
Name: rick Date: April 1, 2003 at 15:55:46 Pacific
Reply:
Yep, its just plain ole net send that's been discovered by the ad hacks, turning it off will stop them cold.
BTW, it's NOT a flaw or hole in windows, it's as old as dos and was used to send messages on a network back in the day when dos was all there was.
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