POP UPS even when not on the internet

From: Viv (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/20/04

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    Try this: Start, control panel, administrative tools,
    and doubleclick the "services" icon. Scroll down to the
    entry that is called "Messenger," right click it and
    select properties. About half-way down the page, you'll
    see "startup type." Select "disabled" and click
    apply/ok. This should do the trick. Works beautifully
    for me.

    >-----Original Message-----
    >okay, so i start up my computer, and i get some kind of
    >pop up. its not the messenger service because i
    >downloaded it. and the pop up doesnt load totally
    because
    >im not even on the internet.
    >
    >but if i am on the internet, i will eventually get that
    >pop up again and it will load the page. also im not even
    >on any WEBSITES for me to get these stupid pop ups!
    >
    >i was thinking maybe i have some sort of virus but my
    >virus scan says i am clean. so i think possibly im
    >running some program in the background that i dont know
    >about which is causing this.
    >
    >>>>is there any way to tell what might be causing this?
    <<<
    >
    >PLEASE HELP ME! thank you!
    >.
    >


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