Windows Messenger Popups

You can go to a command prompt (Start->Run, then
type "cmd" without quotes), and type "net stop messenger"
(no quotes) at the prompt.

Alternatively, you can go to Control Panel-

>Administrative Tools->Services, and then stop the

Messenger service. BTW it has no relation to Windows
Messenger.

Sundev

>-----Original Message-----
>My OS is Windows XP, and I am using a comcast internet

connection.

>Ever since I've come online, I've been receiving

unsolicited pop ups

>that look like Widnows alert messages. They are sent

from the

>following sites (among others):
>
>byebyeads.com
>messagestop.net
>endmessages.com
>Fightpopups.com
>
>I tried to stop these messages by deleting Windows

Messenger, which I

>don't even use, but the messages are still coming in.

Is there a

>registry key that I can disable, or some other feature

that I can turn

>off to keep these messages from coming up?
>
>As a side note, has anyone filed a legal complaint

against these

>websites, since this is a clear case of racketeering?

These sites are

>attempting to extort money from people and companies by

exploiting the

>same loopholes they're claiming to help you fight.
>
>Daniel
>.
>