pop ups

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 14 Oct 2005 4:39 am

I now get these pop ups, not the ones you can click on, you have to type in an address that is given. I think it says a messenger service on it, anyone familiar with these, and how prevent....thanks

Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 14 Oct 2005 7:52 am

What operating system (WinXP, Mac OS X, ...) and web browser are you using?

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 14 Oct 2005 8:13 am

Windows XP, this pop up says my registry needs to be cleaned and has an address for me to go to, using the Juno browser<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by jim milewski on 14 October 2005 at 09:15 AM.]</p></FONT>

Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 14 Oct 2005 8:30 am

Unfortunately I don't have any experience with the Juno web browser, and I'm doubtful there are many other users of it here.

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 14 Oct 2005 9:31 am

Will, it does it on IE as well, this pop up thing does not seem to be a product of the Juno browser which I believe just sits on top of IE

Will Holtz · Post by **Will Holtz** » 14 Oct 2005 9:46 am

If you have WindowsXP service pack 2 installed, then you should have a pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer. For information on using it see this.

I personally use the Firefox browser with the AdBlock Plus and Fitlerset.G Updater extensions. This combination is quite effective at removing ads and pop-ups from the web browsing experience.

Wiz Feinberg · Post by **Wiz Feinberg** » 14 Oct 2005 10:57 am

Jim;
You are getting Messenger Spam Popups. You need to turn OFF the Messenger Service to stop them.

To stop the Messenger Service click on START > RUN and type in services.msc, then press the ENTER key. The Services console opens. Scroll down on the right pane until you see Messenger and double-click on it. The Messenger Property sheet opens. Halfway down there is a Startup Type Select box. Yours probably says Automatic. Change that option to DISABLED. Now, click the Stop button to stop the service. Click Apply at the bottom, and OK to close the Properties window, then close the Services console.

You will no longer get Messenger Service popups.

Wiz

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 14 Oct 2005 8:30 pm

hey Wiz, thanks a million, very much appreciated...jim