Re: A new bug in csrss.exe ??

From: Ken Wickes [MS] (kenwic@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/16/02 

From: "Ken Wickes [MS]" <kenwic@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 15:49:14 -0800

I don't think so. As far as I know these ads are just annoyances so you can
just keep trying further measures as you receive them. 

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"H. Debs" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
news:e$eKBAQjCHA.1428@tkmsftngp11...
> Thanks Ken.
>
> Should I stop and disable the "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service"?
>
>
>
> "Ken Wickes [MS]" <kenwic@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eXCFN0OjCHA.2156@tkmsftngp12...
> > I don't have a modem here at work to check on, but in my LAN cards
TCP/IP
> > properties, there is a NetBIOS setting.  I think that's what they mean.
> >
> > Never seen the WMI problem before.  I'm surprised that dialog uses WMI.
> Did
> > you disable the winmgmt service or anything?
> >
> > The firewall should be blocking these popups.  If it's not then there is
a
> > problem.
> >
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> > "H. Debs" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
> > news:#BAdzxFjCHA.2324@tkmsftngp08...
> > > Thanks a lot Ken for the link and the info.
> > >
> > > It says in there that one of the conditions is to have NetBIOS enabled
> for
> > > the internet connection.  I don't see a NetBIOS mentioned anywhere
when
> I
> > > look at my DUN connection properties.
> > > But I have a service running called "TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Service".
Is
> > that
> > > what they mean?
> > > I have a single PC, connected via ADSL modem to the internet.  Do I
need
> > > this NetBIOS service?  Can I safely stop it?  Why do I get "WMI:
> Critical
> > > Error" message when I click on the "Dependencies" tab of any service?
> > >
> > > Sorry for confusing it with MSN Messenger, but you must admit some
> people
> > at
> > > MS don't seem to have a lot of imagination for finding names :)
> > >
> > > Oh, BTW, I discovered my firewall was disabled when that popup came up
> > > today.  I remember having done so to test something a few days ago,
and
> > > forgot to re-enable it.  But I don't think it was disabled the 3 other
> > times
> > > I saw this popup.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Ken Wickes [MS]" <kenwic@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:OHulI5CjCHA.4228@tkmsftngp08...
> > > > This is the messenger service, not to be confused with MSN Messenger
> or
> > > > Windows messenger.  It's been in Windows a long time, most for
network
>
> > > admin
> > > > to notify clients of network problems.  Only recently have spammers
> > > latched
> > > > onto it.
> > > >
> > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904
> > > >
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