Re: adware



go to start->settings->control panel->admin tools-> services and put the
messenger service on manual or disabled(manual recommended)
This will not affect the MSN messenger p2p client but will shut down those
annoying popus. Also a good firewall will help as well
HTH
Jon
"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:43e1a5ba.210769078@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:49:25 -0800, clayers86
> <clayers86@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>i get popups when ie isnt open. I installed an adware detection program
>>from
>>microsoft but it still happens.
>
> Bummer. But no change to IIS will help you. You want to post in a
> general security group. Or Google "stop messenger popups".
>
> Jeff


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