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stopping gray messenger service ads
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:51 pm
by duchess of malfi
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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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 7:50 pm
by [Syl]
Cool... but if my system starts going wonky, it'll be all your fault.
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:20 pm
by The Leper Fairy
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 12:50 am
by Landwaster
Ooh I like this ... I get a lot of those mongrels.
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 2:28 am
by I am not Joan
I hate them, too.
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 6:38 am
by birdandbear
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 7:01 am
by Infelice
Thanks Duchess.......they were beginning to get on my nerves.
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 9:15 am
by Landwaster
Ok now I'm home and have tried it ... live in hope ...
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 4:16 pm
by Skyweir
mmm .. i got to try me that
hey welcome back .. i am not joan
lol
Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2003 5:08 pm
by duchess of malfi
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...
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:30 am
by Landwaster
seems mine have gone as well! top stuff!
Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2003 1:52 am
by Infelice
I did it, but i got two adds this morning.
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:44 am
by duchess of malfi
Perhaps try again? It really seems to have worked for me...
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 5:56 am
by Landwaster
Yep no problem this morning either. Will see again tonight though.
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:00 am
by Forestal
whats a grey ad?
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 6:12 am
by duchess of malfi
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
Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 9:55 pm
by Forestal
oh right...
