Pop Ups

[hypoluxa3k]

i've been getting one or two pop ups recently, usually when i'm runnin kazaa.
they look like warning/error windows, but with lots of text with a website address on it and details.
has anyone else came across this?

[hawkwinddotcom]

apparantly this works for xp users if you are one of those

go to control panel,open admin tools, go to services go to messenger double click on it and then choose stop,,

tried this earlier and it worked okay until i put sp1 on when it was reset to started


windy

[MagicNakor]

Windows 2000

Click Start-> Programs-> Administrative Tools->Services
Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK.

Windows XP

Click Start->Control Panel
Click Performance and Maintenance
Click Administrative Tools
Double click Services
Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
Click the STOP button.
Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
Click OK

Windows NT

Click Start ->Control Panel
Double Click Administrative Tools
Select Services-> Double-click on Messenger
In the Messenger Properties window, select Stop,
Then choose Disable as the Startup Type
Click OK

[merlin-1]

Thanks MagicNakor i was wondering how to do that on my XP.

[Krash]

Thanks to merlin-1, good instructions

This was a real pain in the ass, thanks to all those who answered with a fix.





Cheers