re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' Saturday, October 25, 2003 at 7:56 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Brian (630 messages posted) Always run with 'Messenger' service disabled (this is not the same as MSN messanger, but part of the operating system. Go to RUN: msconfig.exe ...click the tab for 'services' and uncheck messenger...you have to reboot as well. On Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at 10:49 am, Jeff wrote: >I have a question about Stop >Pop-Up Spam Messages: >In spite of my PopSwatter, Sygate firewall, and Spy Sweeper, some pop-ups are still >getting through to my PC, as follows: >LowerMyBills.com, Automotive.com, Termfinder.com, McAfeew 7.0 free Block the Pop, >Martin Beek(icB.exe), Free Haunted House (Freeze.com), and Zero Ads. >I do not want to spend money on software. >Suggestions anyone? > Written in response to: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Jeff: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 at 10:49 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Jeff: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 10:49 am) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Andrew Benton: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 11:23 am) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Jeff: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 12:19 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Steve B: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 12:36 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Jeff: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 12:46 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Steve B: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 1:05 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Jeff: Wed, Oct 15, 2003, 1:29 pm) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Steve B: Thu, Oct 16, 2003, 11:51 am) re: Question about 'Stop Pop-Up Spam Messages' (Brian: Sat, Oct 25, 2003, 7:56 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum