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Re: Popups
One thing you should do first is make sure Windows Messenger service is shut off. A lot of pop ups are capable of coming through Messenger service. In the "Control Panel" go to "Administrative Tools" and then look under the "Services" icon. Messenger should be listed there. You should also see a start and stop command. Click it and stop Messenger. Now right click on Messenger and chose "Properties". Change the box there from "Automatic" to "Manual" and click "OK". This should now help stop some of the pop ups. If you're wondering, Messenger is used by system administrators on a network to send messages to work stations. This is also a "hole" in Windows that pop ups can use. The average person has no use for Messenger so turning it off won't affect them. One last thing, depending on what version of Windows and what components were installed during Windows installation, Messenger or even the Administrative Tools folder may not exist.
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