BeachBuckeye
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:01 PM
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Just got Windows XP and have a little annoyance |
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These "messenger" ads in grey boxes keep popping up telling me to go to a site where I can buy something to prevent pop-ups. Does anyone know how to delete the "messenger" boxes? Remember now, you are talking to the guy "Computers for Dummies" was written for.
Guy James
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:05 PM
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Go to Control Panel from the Start Menu, choose Add/Remove programs, then on the left choose Windows Components. A screen will open, uncheck Windows Messenger. I always keep it unchecked.
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:12 PM
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Found it, did it! It works!
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:26 PM
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3. I hate messenger, never use it. |
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Would you believe it still was trying to get out to the internet even when disabled? I went in and killed it again, and now it does not try.
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:49 PM
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4. Thanks! I can use that info, too! |
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:53 PM
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5. I just did the same thing and hope it works. |
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:56 PM
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7. I had no "Windows Messenger" |
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to uncheck in the Windows Components, but I get those annoying gray pop-ups once in a while, too.:-(
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Mon Jul-21-03 06:11 AM
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12. Thanks! I hope it works! |
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Sun Jul-20-03 09:54 PM
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6. I got the same thing for Microsoft Money. |
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Every time I went to an e-commerce site, I'd get a MS Money sidebar in my Explorer window. I turned it off, though, and now I'm happy. Those were minor annoyances, however. Compared to Win98, XP is a dream.
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Sun Jul-20-03 10:18 PM
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8. Those popus are Windows Messenger, NOT the same as MSN. |
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You need to go into the Control Panel -> Administrative Services -> Services.
Find the entry called 'Messenger Service' and press 'STOP'. Then change its startup state to 'Manual'.
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Sun Jul-20-03 10:27 PM
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Sun Jul-20-03 10:20 PM
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9. Throw Out Your Wintel Box And Buy A Mac! |
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Throw Out Your Wintel Box And Buy A Mac!. The 'Block pop up ad' function works great.:donut: :puke:
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Sun Jul-20-03 10:46 PM
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11. Way to get rid w/o deleting it permanently. |
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Close Messenger
Go to c:\program files\
find the folder called "Messenger", renamed it "dead messenger" or such, reboot.
Done and done, thanks screen savers!
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