Deleting old Word Perfect file/kill messenger etc. popups

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Ron Gustafson

I loaded Corel 7 to try to retrieve some old files.
Quatra Pro would not work so now I want to delete the old
Corel files. They do not show up on the programs
add/delete. Dell software assistance said he could not
help because he did not know where the files went. Can I
find them to delete or should I just leave them alone and
not worry about it?
How do I get rid of the Microsoft popups that want to
sell me software to delete popups? (messageaway;
killmessenger; stopmessenger, etc.
Thanks so much for any help
Ron
 
Go to Start->Run, and then type "cmd" (no quotes).
At the prompt, type "net stop messenger" (no quotes). That will stop those
popup messages from coming up on your computer.

Sundev
 
Ron said:
I loaded Corel 7 to try to retrieve some old files.
Quatra Pro would not work so now I want to delete the old
Corel files. They do not show up on the programs
add/delete. Dell software assistance said he could not
help because he did not know where the files went. Can I
find them to delete or should I just leave them alone and
not worry about it?
How do I get rid of the Microsoft popups that want to
sell me software to delete popups? (messageaway;
killmessenger; stopmessenger, etc.
Thanks so much for any help
Ron
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A System Restore would remove some of the files placed into Windows
folders. I believe version 7 placed its files in c:\corel . Do a search
of your hard drive for corel and see what you come up with.

You could also search your registry for corel. CREATE A BACKUP before
doing this in case you do something wrong. If you perform a System
Restore to the date prior to your Corel install, this won't be necessary
since a registry backup prior to the install will be used.

Terry
 
Ron said:
I loaded Corel 7 to try to retrieve some old files.
Quatra Pro would not work so now I want to delete the old
Corel files. They do not show up on the programs
add/delete. Dell software assistance said he could not
help because he did not know where the files went. Can I
find them to delete or should I just leave them alone and
not worry about it?
How do I get rid of the Microsoft popups that want to
sell me software to delete popups? (messageaway;
killmessenger; stopmessenger, etc.
Thanks so much for any help
Ron
Click to expand...

As far as your popups go, here is the skinny;

The service was intended for internal local network use, but spammers
have found a way to use it to send messages to anyone who's computer is
wide open to the internet and currently connected.

The best solution is to get a firewall if you want to do it right.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q330904
XP has a built-in firewall. You can get a free version of Zone Alarm
here:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp. Read further down on
making sure the correct ports are blocked.

Disabling Messenger Service can be a good idea, but it does not solve
the real problem. The ads are not the real problem, the ads are only a
symptom of a larger issue. The real problem is open ports that allow
unwanted traffic into
the computer.

Disabling Messenger does nothing for the open ports. You would need a
firewall that controls the traffic.

The above solution will not work if you have AOL as is not compatible
with Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). If you have AOL,
you
should contact AOL and/or get a 3rd party firewall.

WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, turn off the Messenger service. To do so,
follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel
(or point to Settings, and then click Control Panel).
2. Double-click Administrative Tools.
3. Double-click Services.
4. Double-click Messenger.
5. In the Startup type list, click Disabled.
6. Click Stop, and then click OK.

Configure the firewall to block ports 135, 137-139 and 445. Use this
site to tests your port security: https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

You can test your system here:
http://www.mynetwatchman.com/winpopuptester.asp


Check this link:
http://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Run Ad-Aware (free version) or Spybot to check for spyware:
http://www.lavasoft.de/
Or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/

For internet pop-ups, try one of these:
http://www.panicware.com/
http://www.bysoft.se/sureshot/stopthepop/index.html
http://www.popupbuster.com/PopUpBuster/
http://www.kolumbus.fi/eero.muhonen/FS/
http://www.endpopups.com/
http://www.adshield.org/

Terry
 
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