stopping gray messenger service ads

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:51 pm

Messenger service ads are targeted to people who use late model windows, such as my computer which uses windows xp.
They are these gray boxes which constantly pop-up by themselves, and are usually for either porn or for software which will stop the ads.

I have found a supposed fix for them on AOL.

1. hit start button on your task bar
2. open the control panel
3. go to administrative tools (some XP users might have to go to performance and maintainence first, then administrative tools)
4. double click on services
5. scroll down to messenger
6. doubleclick messenger
7. change start-up type to "disabled"
8. click "stop" to stop the service

(edited for my usual bad spelling

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Post by **[Syl]** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:50 pm

Cool... but if my system starts going wonky, it'll be all your fault.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:20 pm

I've been getting those windows that won't close too! Except I don't have AOL... But I jsut go CTRL + ALT+ DELETE and close them. It's about time I figured out how.

Post by **Landwaster** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:50 am

Ooh I like this ... I get a lot of those mongrels.

Post by **I am not Joan** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 2:28 am

I hate them, too.

Post by **birdandbear** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 6:38 am

I am not Joan!!

Welcome back!!

Post by **Infelice** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:01 am

Thanks Duchess.......they were beginning to get on my nerves.

Post by **Landwaster** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:15 am

Ok now I'm home and have tried it ... live in hope ...

Post by **Skyweir** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:16 pm

mmm .. i got to try me that

hey welcome back .. i am not joan

lol

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:08 pm

Well, I haven't had any horrid gray ads since I did that to my computer yesterday -- can't say I miss the pesky things!

And my computer still seems to be functioning well...

Post by **Landwaster** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:30 am

seems mine have gone as well! top stuff!

Post by **Infelice** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 1:52 am

I did it, but i got two adds this morning.

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:44 am

Perhaps try again? It really seems to have worked for me...

Post by **Landwaster** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:56 am

Yep no problem this morning either. Will see again tonight though.

Post by **Forestal** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:00 am

whats a grey ad?

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:12 am

they are these little (sometimes not so little) gray boxes that pop up out of nowhere whenever you are on the internet -- they come through a security hole in later models of microsoft windows (like my windows xp). They are horrible -- like spam but worse because you can delete the spam in your mailbox without having to actually look at it...most of the gray boxes are either for software to stop them from happening or are for porn websites...
they come in somehow through something called windows messenger service...the instructions I found on AOL (which is good for all people, by the way, not just AOL users) tells you how to turn off windows messenger so the ads can't come through anymore

Post by **Forestal** » Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:55 pm

oh right...

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stopping gray messenger service ads

stopping gray messenger service ads