Re: "Messenger Service" -- MAKE IT STOP!!!

From: Nicholas (mrxp2004_at_nospamyahoo.com)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:14:55 -0500

Palm --

**** You need to make sure you have a FIREWALL enabled ****

Open XP's "Help and Support" and type: FIREWALL , and hit enter.
Click on the topic titled "Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall".

A New Window Appears When You Visit Some Web Sites
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];Q308446

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330904&sd=tech

Essential Security Tools for Home Office Users
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp

If you wish to solve your pop-up problems once and for
all, consider purchasing and installing a third-party program
designed to do just that:

Norton Internet Security 2003
http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

-- Includes Norton AntiVirus 2003
-- Includes Norton Personal Firewall
-- Includes prevention of annoying web pop-ups
-- Includes Parental Controls
-- All in one, easy-to-install package 

-- 
Nicholas
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"Palm Tropyx" <palm-tropyx@shaw.ca> wrote in message:
 news:66O_a.756372$Vi5.17150708@news1.calgary.shaw.ca...
| I am looking for help to end the annoying "Messenger Service" ads that keep
| popping up during games, etc... They have these Messenger Blockers which
| cost lots for something that is so basic. Is there a manual way to block
| these messages, or a free way? I mean, for a few lines of code, it is not
| worth $25+ dollars to turn off, or block off, a few variables. And
| considering the fact these very "Messenger Blocker" companies are the SAME
| ones who sell the ad sending programs to the spamming companies, I don't
| want to feed the double standard.
| 
| Thanks,
| Palm Tropyx!
| 
|

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