colosnr bashed at the keyboard and said..:
Can someone please help me,i keep getting popups in the
middle of the screen which i cannot get rid of other
popups i can block but not these. is there any programes
out that will block them.
Thanks colsnr
I *think* you may be talking about "The Messenger Service" Do not confuse
this with MSN Messenger.
However, the messenger service is not the problem, the *real* problem is the
fact that you are not running a firewall, or if you are, you haven't blocked
ports 137-139.
Disabling the messenger service will stop the popups, but if you have file
and print sharing bound to your external TCP/IP connection, then you could
also potentially be sharing your entire hard disk with the world since
netBIOS uses ports 137-139.
A good firewall can be found at
www.zonelabs.com
The small "ShootTheMessenger" Messenger service enabler/disabler will turn
off the messenger. *And it's Free*
http://grc.com/miscfiles/ShootTheMessenger.exe
Or you can do it manually:
Disabling the Messenger Service
To remove the ability for anyone in the world to pop up messages on your
computer, you can disable the Messenger service. Its easy to reverse at a
later time if you wish to do so.
Windows XP Home
Click Start->Settings ->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 XP Professional
Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
Click Administrative Tools
Click Services
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
HTH
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