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Rex Allen McCoy
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since 2000-01-30

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Sippin a Timmy's in London

0 posted 2003-02-12 11:22 AM

Do those "pop-up messages" that are appearing have "Messenger Service" in their titlebar? If
so, what you're seeing is the Messenger service built-in to Windows, not MSN/Windows
Messenger (which are two different things) which spammers are exploiting -- this is not
Microsoft, nor can Microsoft control them anymore than they can control spam to your e-mail
inbox.

I use Windows XP and ...

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 it
and then choose Properties
Under startup type
choose Disabled
and then choose the Stop button
After the service is stopped
click OK

if you're on a Company Lan ... this may also
stop intergroup messages ...

[This message has been edited by Rex Allen McCoy (02-12-2003 11:24 AM).]

Local Parasite

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since 2001-11-05

Posts 2527
Transylconia, Winnipeg

1 posted 2003-02-12 12:28 PM

Man I hate popups...

Wait, hang on... there is one message waiting for me! Oh! And I have been selected as a winner in something!

Maybe popups aren't so bad after all.

"Faith" means the will to avoid knowing what is true.
~ Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

Moonlight Romeo

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since 2001-09-10

Posts 982
The heart of you

2 posted 2003-02-12 12:40 PM

Excellent!

I have been getting these annoying messages at the worst possible times. This morning, I received one for "university diplomas."

Thank you for the tip, Rex.

What light through yon window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.

Ron

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-05-19

Posts 8669
Michigan, US

3 posted 2003-02-12 12:47 PM

There was an earlier discussion about this in our Tech Talk forums, with a few applicable links:

/pip/Forum67/HTML/000020.html

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

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Listening to every heart

4 posted 2003-02-12 01:39 PM

Thank you!

Marshalzu

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since 2001-02-15

Posts 2681
Lurking

5 posted 2003-02-13 11:34 AM

they are slightly annoying

PoetryIsLife

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since 2001-10-27

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...in my boxers...

6 posted 2003-02-13 03:28 PM

Damn things.

~Titus

Es ist gut, daß das Leben die Toten studieren sollte.

[This message has been edited by PoetryIsLife (02-13-2003 03:29 PM).]

cherish
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since 2001-03-25

Posts 1639
swimming in fairy floss...........

7 posted 2003-02-14 12:13 PM

thanks rex

Congratulations! It's a bisexual!

serenity blaze
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since 2000-02-02

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8 posted 2003-02-14 06:13 PM

geez...and all this time? I was trying to increase my stature! (wince--let's not get into details...)

love ya rex allen...

Marshalzu

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since 2001-02-15

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9 posted 2003-02-14 07:31 PM

PMK says MSN = teh evhul

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