Pop-up advertising supposedly built into My windows xp?

From: Larry Kistner (lkistner8850_at_attbi.com)
Date: 06/26/03


Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:32:46 -0700


Here is fix:
click on Start
click on Run
enter: services.msc
scroll down to "Messenger" on list of services.
Select Stop for both Extended and Standard
Restart.

LK
>-----Original Message-----
>Hey...
> I was just wondering if anyone else that has windows
xp
>is experiencing odd pop ups that aren't like
>advertisements... they are really annoying and ruin
online
>gaming and professional work... the popups claim to be
>accessing my computer because windows has a built in
>messenger service. it also states that once advertisers
>find out about this new built in messenger that pop up
>advertising will be worse and unescapeable... I am
confused
>to whether this is just an odd advertising pop up or if
my
>windows xp really has a built in pop up... can anyone
>empathize? does anyone know about this? if so email me
plz....
>.
>



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