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julzizhr   03-23-2003 at 09:49:10 AM

ok question coming from a friend and i'm sooo clueless. he's got msn messanger up to talk to clients but he's getting pop ups from it that if he's in photo shop and they come up he has to start all over on the project. so i went to the all mighty poobaa w/this and he told us to do something which i can't recall what it was then to reboot...w/each reboot it's undoing the disabling he did for this. sooo my question is does anyone know how to stop these god for saken pop ups so my friend can love me again...lol
thank you everyone,
julz

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svol   03-23-2003 at 03:02:57 PM
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If you got Win2k/XP then go to System Management - Services and stop and disable the Messenger service at start-up.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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dhlucke   03-23-2003 at 07:10:37 PM
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In XP I don't believe those pop-ups can get through if you have the firewall on.

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lhgpoobaa   03-24-2003 at 01:26:58 AM
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So did our suggestions work? is your friend popup free?

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julzizhr   03-24-2003 at 05:37:00 AM
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hey poo is this what you had me do yesterday for him? and svol here is my question for you, do you have to do it every time you start up then?

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melb_angel19   03-24-2003 at 05:52:11 AM
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Right click "messenger" in "services" and actually disable it...from messenger properties menu under "startup type" (instead of just stopping it)
You shouldn't have to do it everytime you start your computer. It will only come back when you restart your computer if you stop it but don't actually disable it.
Good luck poppins!

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go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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julzizhr   03-24-2003 at 06:00:26 AM
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see he disabled last nite then rebooted per poo's instruction...lol i'm so clueless here...anyway when he rebooted it started back like he never disabled it. he's getting coffee right now cuz he's been working too long so i'll pass this on and see where we end up then...thanx for the help...he's goin nuts w/this...lol

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melb_angel19   03-24-2003 at 06:06:56 AM
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Maybe he thought that stopping it is the same as disabling it. Just make it clear to him that he needs to actually disable it.
Doing a Windows Update from the Microsoft site helped to make the messages very rare...but this seems to have stopped them.
Not sure if it's anything to do with MSN Messenger Service at all. It seemed to do it when that was completely shut down so maybe it's a Windows thing and not a MSN Messenger thing.
Either way, all I can say is bloody Microsoft! lol

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go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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bluezoot   03-24-2003 at 07:28:11 AM
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Hey Poo...
I tried your remedy (as juli mentioned) and tried melb_angel's also... but yours didn't stay fixed and hers, well i just couldn't find my way to where she led (there may have been a step missing along the way but i wandered into areas that give me the willies anyway... so i may have overlooked something (obvious) too). i signed up here (as per juli's suggestion), to thank you and angel for your input and help... my next question is about adware vs spyware etc... but i've never been on one of these so it's likely the birds will eat the breadcrumbs and i will fall asleep before i find the right area to pose my question in.

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melb_angel19   03-24-2003 at 07:46:50 AM
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ok...my explanation may have been a little brief before...sorry.
i can explain it in full detail if you're still interested.

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scamtrOn   03-24-2003 at 08:10:55 AM
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are you saying you want msn messenger stopped for ever? if so there are two ways of doing it. the best one is the first one.

1st: double click "my computer", double click the hard drive with windows (usually the drive letter is (c:)). you WILL see a folder labled "windows", double click on it. now find a green icon labled "regedit". double click on it (you just opened it).

now do as i say. you see the little + and - next to the writings... click on those when i say open something. open "HKEY_CURRENT_USER", open "Software", open "Microsoft", open "Windows", open "CurrentVersion", <b>click</b> on "Run" and delete "msnmsgr". to delete it, right click on it and you will see the delete option.


oh did i tell you poobaa is my boyfriend? well he is so back off

<font color=orange><b>as you get older, your hard drive becomes floppy, but don't fear viagra is here. viagra puts the hard back in your drive!!!

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scamtrOn   03-24-2003 at 08:20:02 AM
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oops i forgot to tell you about the second way.

click on "start" (lower left on monitor), click "Run...". a window pops up, in there, type "msconfig". now a new window opens. look at the upper part off this new window and you will see options such as "General", "Servisec" and also "Startup" (the one you need to click on). click on the "startup" tab, and find "msnmsgr". now that you have found it, you will see a check in the little check box to the left of it, uncheck it and click "apply" and "ok". the window will close and you'll have to restart. thats it


oh also melb is my gf. poo melb and i are lovers :tongue:

<font color=orange><b>as you get older, your hard drive becomes floppy, but don't fear viagra is here. viagra puts the hard back in your drive!!!

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melb_angel19   03-24-2003 at 08:45:53 AM
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It's not MSN Messenger Service that she wants to get rid of. It's the annoying pop up Message boxes that come up even when MSN Messenger is closed.
(possibly even nothing to do with MSN Messenger Service)

They have university advertisements and other crap.

It's a security fault with Microsoft.
...nothing new lol


P.S. I loved your comment, can always rely on you to keep everyone away from Poobaa!
*cheeky grin*

<font color=purple><i>"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight."
<b>George Gobol</b></i></font color=purple>

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by melb_angel19 on 03/24/03 06:50 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

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Yahiko81   03-24-2003 at 04:42:36 PM
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You are prolly thinking of the Windows Messaging System. Just right click on my computer, and select manage, go to services and turn the "messenger" service to manual.

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svol   03-24-2003 at 05:52:47 PM
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Adware are only programs and such that display adds.
Spyware are programs that record what you're doing (which websites you visit ie.) and send the results to commercial companies.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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scamtrOn   03-24-2003 at 09:38:40 PM
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muvah hah hah hah

poo is mine i tell you mine. hey what do you say to a threesome tonight?

<font color=orange><b>as you get older, your hard drive becomes floppy, but don't fear viagra is here. viagra puts the hard back in your drive!!!

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melb_angel19   03-24-2003 at 10:00:50 PM
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yeh ok

<font color=purple><i>"If it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching television by candlelight."
<b>George Gobol</b></i></font color=purple>

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lhgpoobaa   03-25-2003 at 01:46:44 AM
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well when i did disable i didnt get any more so called system alert spam popups.

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svol   03-30-2003 at 07:05:20 PM
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Foursome too?

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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jaythaman   03-30-2003 at 09:20:27 PM
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Sounds like a golden Op for a porn video. :lol:

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scamtrOn   03-31-2003 at 05:47:41 AM
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i'm gonna do you all *haaar haaar haaar haaar*

<font color=orange><b>these days every one knows how small your penis is, and they are dying to help you with many many penis enlargement emails.

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svol   04-02-2003 at 09:36:15 PM
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OK... who has a video camera?

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on :eek:

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groth2757   04-02-2003 at 11:13:04 PM
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Just shove poo inside the pc..he'll stop all unwanted messages from coming in with the help of hammie!!!

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