stop pop up ads

[AdamB]

Thought I would share this little gem with all XP users
If you are using this sytem then you would of seen the little grey boxes that keep poping up and asking you to buy their software to stop the little grey boxes from popping up
- very ironic - (and its free, meaning more money for mods)

step 1 - click run in the start menu

step 2 - type "services.msc" and click "ok"

step 3 - scroll down and select "Messenger"

step 4 - change the "Startup type" option to "disable"

step 5 - Click "ok"

step 6 - spend the ?30 I just saved you on some
 optimax/mods/beer/vodka/cigarettes/loose women (delete as appropriate)

This is caused by a setting in the system to allow the network administrator to contact all the "intranet" users, unfortunatly the internet spammers have discovered this little loop hole. This will not stop the Knock-Knocks from off site IMs though.

[Overseer]

yeah done that ages ago

also.. for getting rid of web site popups (which i thought this post was about originally..)

the free google toolbar does it > http://toolbar.google.com/

[AdamB]

Yeah, I disabled mine months ago, when I got XP, but I didnt realise there were so many people who didnt know about it till I talked to a few mates! AOL-8 blocks site pop ups without having to use any other program too

[richandhazel]

I didn't know about it..............thanks Adam, just done it.

[tattyoldwagon]

I use pop-up stopper, the freebie one from www.panicware.com and that works fine.