Re: pop ups

From: DM (dmccab_at_netspace.net.au)
Date: 09/04/03 

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 01:37:00 -0700

Apparently when you disable the messenger service you are
also disabling the ability of alerts to be transmitted...

>-----Original Message-----
>Open Help and Support and search for "firewall". This
will tell you how to
>enable XP's built in firewall. If you have a valid
reason not to use a
>firewall, click Start, Run and enter SERVICES.MSC
Locate the Messenger
>entry and double click it. Set it to Stopped and
Disabled.
>
>However, the reason they can get to the Messenger Service
(not to be
>confused with Windows Messenger) in the first place, is
that your internet
>connection is not secure.
>
>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/winmesspop.htm
>
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>Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
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>"nancy" <nwoodnan@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:0b1f01c372b0$0ce12c80$a101280a@phx.gbl...
>> Sirs
>> According to the below URL and message my IP address was
>> given by your company.How do I stop the messages from
>> Microsoft's Messenger Service
>>
>> www.messengerblocker.com
>>
>>
>> Have you ever had an adverisement pop-up out of nowhere
>> on your desktop?
>>
>> Congratulations, you've been hit by the newest form of
>> unwanted advertising, or spam. This message was sent to
>> your computer through a built in feature that Microsoft
>> included in your copy of Windows 2000, NT, or XP. These
>> types of spam messages are worse than unwanted e-mail
>> since you dont even need to have an e-mail account or
web
>> browser. If you are one of the millions of people who
get
>> unwanted messages like these everyday, there is hope.
>>
>> After doing a little research I found the only way to
>> block these spam messages from ever appearing on my
>> screen required doing extensive tweaking and configuring
>> of my computer. It didn't seem right that I had to go
>> through so many hoops just to stop these unwanted
>> messages. I can see how it can be almost intimidating to
>> some people. To help out the millions who don't want to
>> receive these messenger spam pop-ups but are to
>> intimidated to do anything about it, I came up with an
>> easy solution. With Messenger Blocker, you can block
>> these unwanted and illegal pop-up messages forever with
>> the click of a button! No longer do you have sit and
wait
>> as your computer freezes or crashes due to one of these
>> messages. Messenger Blocker will block each and every
pop-
>> up ad sent through Microsoft's Messenger Service.
>>
>>
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