Ok, when online w/ Windows XP, these annoying messenger pop ups come. Anyone
know how to get rid of them. It's like Instant Message spam, and it's driving
me crazy

Pop-up Blocker?

I have to tell you that I don't believe that Windows XP has anything to do with pop ads on a Messenger service. Which Messenger are you using?

alt+F4 closes the last pop-up.

xp has nothin 2 do with the messenger service pop-ups. it's just annoyin spam-like stuff...go 2 download.com and download a pop-up blocker, it's the only way u can get rid of the damned things.

pop-ups!!!

That shit pisses me off too.

Damn, I thought it was just me! I keep getting the same one over and over about my internet being open to the world!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I have Earthlink pop up blocker and still get them... today I got like 10 and one said to go to www.stopmessenger.com to eliminate them... they ask for like $24.95 so i won't get them anymore...but I ain't ballin that hard.

pejman said:

go here:

http://www.internet-track-eraser.com

there should be a free download of AbsoluteShield Internet Eraser Lite (it has a pop-up blocker program on it)--i've had it on my computer 4 a couple months and i have not seen one single pop-up or messenger service-thingie. the shit rox.

They're not regular pop ups. They're messenger service spam, or direct ads, being sent to your computer.

You can block them one of two ways, purchase software such as CoffeeCup PopUp Blocker (which also includes a direct ad blocker), or turn off the messenger service in windows.

http://www.itc.virginia.e...sagepopup/
[This message was edited Sat May 10 20:10:59 PDT 2003 by Tom]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

thank you so much I just downloaded it Dansa...

pejman said:

no problem!

I had that problem too, the best way to stop it is to go into the ' Run ' command line and type 'services.msc' (without the '') YOu'll be given a list of all the services running in the background, one of them is Messenger. Right click on it, choose properties, and change the startup type to Diabled. I haven't gotten any of those annoying pop ups since.

Write this down now...

go to "START" > "RUN" and then type "services.msc" in the box, click OK.

once services starts up, scroll down the list to "MESSENGER" and
double-click it.
The go to "STARTUP TYPE" and select "DISABLED" and click "APPLY".
Then go to "SERVICE STATUS" and click "STOP", and then click OK.

Close Services down. And Viola!!! No more pop-up spamming.

squish said:

looks like "BlackMiles" just couldn't say thanks...

suomynona said:

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