Ok boffins.. this is past me as I hate MS to be honest

My friend keeps getting messenger popups and even his kids have these pop ups advertising pr0n

Could someone direct me on how to disable messenger?

cheerz

start

settings

control panel

admin tools

services

Right click messenger service\

select properties

change startup type to Disabled

goto the control panel then add/remove programs
in there will be a section windows components remove windows messenger and msn messenger (if installed also)
this will get rid of messenger
also to stop anyone reinstalling and using messenger set the firewall to block the program and its ports and password protect the firewall

even though mine has it enabled i have never had one

but what was weird is that i set my mate up on the net using freeserve.. all hopy and working.. his kid has a go and the pop up appears 15 mins of being online.

first time i had ever seen one ... well apart from over a network in my old office.

reckon its untracable and it will be the next big thing.

[quote name='Administrator' date='May 29 2003, 11:56 AM']even though mine has it enabled i have never had one[/quote]
could be because you are behind a firewall (either that - or your IP address isn't the 217.35.12.nnn one I just tried)

[i]I keep getting them aswell through AOL do I go through the same procedure ?[/i]

hats off to BT then

though i am using XP.. so this might be the reason.. my friend is using 2000

[quote name='Administrator' date='May 29 2003, 12:23 PM']though i am using XP[/quote]
XP has a built in firewall- that is turned on by default. (lose2k dosn't)

so - unless you have turned it off yourself - you are behind a firewall

[quote name='Chris Shipley' date='May 29 2003, 12:19 PM'][i]I keep getting them aswell through AOL do I go through the same procedure ?[/i][/quote]
yeah

do the same thing Chris - just disable the service

Zonealarm

Free to download [url="http://download.com.com/3000-2092-10039884.html?part=zonealarm&subj=dlpage&tag=button"]HERE[/url]

you could try the Hosts trick

its all pretty simple just a file to copy and paste and it blocks nasty pop ups and ads

available at www.k-lite.tk

I use pop-up stopper free download from

www.panicware.com

Works a treat

to stop net popups i use Mozilla browser.... pheonix

run an antivirus as from my past experience i had a virus which kept popping up windows of pron.
also try running adaware software (freeware i think) it will remove any spyware are nasty programs causing havoc.
as other members have suggested use pop up killer software.
(information came form my son)

Paul