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I have a question to ask, it doesnt really concern Sierra games but rather my computer. I just upgraded to XP Pro, I also have a Cable modem. Now every so often I get this pop-ups (that like like Dialod windows) that advertise
Link: http://www.stopmessenger.com(http://www.stopmessenger.com)
. When I go to the website mentioned it tells me that Microsoft installed that program with XP.
I was just curious, has this happend to anybody else?
Thanks Again,
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My boyfriend has XP pro and a cable modem. He never gets stuff like this.
I think you probably have some spyware or something that you may have inadvertantly downloaded. Not sure what to do about this but maybe others have advice. A friend of mine with a cable modem downloaded some stuff from Kazaa and now gets pop-up crap like this all the time.
-emily
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These pop up for me too, but I use a modem (only popup when online). For anti-spyware, try searching yahoo for Spybot. it’s a good program (just make sure you don’t delete and adware you need to run programs)
also, in the spyware program, they have a thing just for you:
These are sent using the Messenger service integrated into Windows 2000 and XP (try the ‘net send’ command to see for yourself).
To disable the Messenger service, go to Start –> All Programs –> Administrative Tools –> Component Services. In Component Services, click on Services (Local), then on the right side, find Messenger and disable it.
Note: not everyone will have Administrative Tools in the Start menu. You need to make it visible under Taskbar and Start Menu Properties (right-click on taskbar –> Properties). The surest way to get to Component Services is to enter %systemroot%\system32\com\comexp.msc into the command line. -
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