Annoying Pop-ups in XP Home Edition

[Lon]

How do I turn off these annoying pop-ups.

 

[Ramesh]

Hi Lon,

If the title bar reads as MESSENGER SERVICE, then it the world famous
Messenger SPAM.

Install a Firewall to prevent the pop-ups
Enable the Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP:

Open Network Connections
Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you want to
protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change settings of this
connection.
On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select one of the
following:
To enable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), select the Protect my computer
and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the
Internet check box.

This blocks the TCP ports responsible for Messenger data tranmissions and
prevents Pop-ups.

More Reading:
Messenger Service of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-us;168893

Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904

Stopping Advertisements with Messenger Service Titles
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/howto/communicate/stopspam.asp


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Regards,
Ramesh
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How do I turn off these annoying pop-ups.

 

[cybrwurm]

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Lon said: How do I turn off these annoying pop-ups.

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"dev" <[email protected]> answered: If these are "Messenger"
pop-ups, they can be banished by enabling the XP built-in
firewall (which should be done anyway). [snip remainder]

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cybrwurm replies: Hi, dev. Actually, Lon is probably refering to
all those annoying pop-ups that are generated by the system
tray icons. It seems like every icon there has to have its say
on a regular basis. Is there any way to turn these off?
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