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Thread #62163 Message #1030597
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
06-Oct-03 - 11:55 AM
Thread Name: Tech: Plagued with Pop Ups!
Subject: RE: Tech: Plagued with Pop Ups!
Okay, it took a bit of a hike 'round Robin's barn, but this is what I found to fix those Messenger Service ads. I found it running and turned it off.
July 16, 2003 To end Windows XP Home Beige Popup Messages. These are caused by a enbedded XP network program named Messenger. To end the popups, Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Services Sortcut. This opens a windows XP embedded program Window. You will see that some are started and some are not. Next, Scroll down to Messenger, select it, Click Stop on the top left. This will end those annoying popups. you can reverse this at any time. CJ
I learned a long time ago that it makes sense to have an icon on the desktop for Control Panel, so my trip there was shorter, not going through the first two steps. But these directions are clear and correct.
This program is not only in XP, it's in Win2000 and probably others as well. Actually, it's quite informative to look and see just what all is running. A lot of programs, when downloaded, set themselves up to load at startup. I'll look into this further and see if I can't kick out a few I rarely use. I don't mind going to a menu and starting them when I need them.