Annoying Internet Explorer Window Pop-ups

[Guest]

So my computer always has Microsoft Internet explorer pop-up randomly when I am just on the computer. It happens even when I am offline. I'll be watching a DVD on the computer and a pop-up will come up and interrupt the movie. It also just happens at any given time, not just with movies. And it's always an "error, page cannot be found" message. But I'm not online. Also I don't use Internet Explorer as my general internet access, I use AOL. Please help! I don't know what to do!

 

[Guest]

Please see the following instructions.

Spyware Removal:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/windowsxpsolutions.htm

Startup and Temporary Files Cleanup:
http://www.fixyourwindows.com/optimizewindows.htm

Good Luck!

 

[Kelly]

Are you confusing Messenger Service pop-ups, with sypware pop-ups, perhaps?
Either way run the cleaners from here, read up on Messenger Service (info
here as well) and check your settings against what I have listed below this
link: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_c.htm#cleanup

Right click My Network Places/Properties/Advanced (top toolbar)/Dial-Up
Preferences/Enable Auto-Dial by Location/Uncheck all locations and check off
always ask me before auto dialing. Also, Disable autodial while I am logged
on.

In the Enable Auto-Dial By Location dialog box, select each location for
which you want the automatic dialing feature to operate. Reboot.

Disable or Enable AutoDial (Line 91)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To view the list of names and addresses recorded by AutoDial, type the
following command at a command prompt: rasautou -s

To delete a name or address entry from the list: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Addresses

You can delete any TCP/IP addresses that you see under this key. Note that
AutoDial can use IP addresses, DNS fully qualified domain names (FQDN), and
NetBIOS names.

Disable "Log on using dial-up connection" pop-up message (Line 77)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm