Re: Messenger Service Pop-Up Ads

From: JerryM (jmcmull@cableone.net)
Date: 03/30/03 

From: "JerryM" <jmcmull@cableone.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 13:35:20 -0700

Open Messenger and look in the Options drop down menu's, un-check all the
boxes for loading at startup or displaying messenger.
Then REBOOT

Jerry

"Rich" <Rich6494@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:022101c2f6f7$cfa5f4b0$3401280a@phx.gbl...
> Can anyone tell me how to stop these #&%*@&! annoying
> messenger service pop-up ads?

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