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Posted by blazed it on Jun-03-2003 06:44:

windows messenger popups

does anybody know how to get rid of windows messenger popups? i already use meaya pop up filter for the web based popups, but i get some popups via windows messenger and i have no clue how to stop that shit.. so annoying.

please help.

Posted by bassaholix on Jun-03-2003 07:06:

WTF are you on about? ivebeen using since its conception and haven't run into pop ups...

Posted by CKYTEP on Jun-03-2003 07:21:

Re: windows messenger popups

quote:
Originally posted by blazed it
does anybody know how to get rid of windows messenger popups? i already use meaya pop up filter for the web based popups, but i get some popups via windows messenger and i have no clue how to stop that shit.. so annoying.

please help.

yea i have problem with same thing. I think its only happenes to people that use MSN explorer

Posted by [mart] on Jun-03-2003 07:22:

There's good news and bad news. The good news is that you can stop those pop-ups from appearing. The bad news is that I personally only know how to do it in Windows XP:

1. Go to 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Control Panel'
2. Double-click 'Administrative Tools'
3. Double-click 'Services'
4. Locate 'Messenger', right-click it and click 'Properties'
5. First stop the service by clicking the 'Stop' button
6. Now select 'Disabled' from the 'Startup Type' drop-down menu
7. Click 'Apply' followed by 'OK'

Note that the 'Messenger' service, rather confusingly, isn't actually related to Windows (or MSN) Messenger. So disabling this service won't affect its functionality. It'll just stop those annoying pop-ups!

Posted by CKYTEP on Jun-03-2003 07:35:

quote:
Originally posted by MaRt
There's good news and bad news. The good news is that you can stop those pop-ups from appearing. The bad news is that I personally only know how to do it in Windows XP:

1. Go to 'Start' > 'Settings' > 'Control Panel'
2. Double-click 'Administrative Tools'
3. Double-click 'Services'
4. Locate 'Messenger', right-click it and click 'Properties'
5. First stop the service by clicking the 'Stop' button
6. Now select 'Disabled' from the 'Startup Type' drop-down menu
7. Click 'Apply' followed by 'OK'

Note that the 'Messenger' service, rather confusingly, isn't actually related to Windows (or MSN) Messenger. So disabling this service won't affect its functionality. It'll just stop those annoying pop-ups!

werd thanx, i'll try it when i get home

Posted by nekholm on Jun-03-2003 10:24:

quote:
Originally posted by MaRt
Note that the 'Messenger' service, rather confusingly, isn't actually related to Windows (or MSN) Messenger. So disabling this service won't affect its functionality. It'll just stop those annoying pop-ups!

So does this only stop those "net send" popups, or also the random porn spam messages on MSN/Windows Messenger? Like these:

quote:

Josee:
Hi

My name is Josee...I'm a 19 years old girl from Florida.

I just finished making my first porn site and would like to invite you to it
The url is: http://www.url.com

I hope that you'll like it !!

Enjoy

Josee - *kisses*

Will it stop those also?

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jun-03-2003 12:45:

quote:
Originally posted by Nicke
So does this only stop those "net send" popups, or also the random porn spam messages on MSN/Windows Messenger? Like these:

Will it stop those also?

Like Mart said, the messenger service and MSN Messenger have nothing to do with each other, so no.

Posted by nekholm on Jun-03-2003 12:55:

Thought so. Any tips on stopping those then?

Posted by butterfly on Jun-03-2003 13:20:

quote:
Originally posted by Nicke
Thought so. Any tips on stopping those then?

trillian?

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jun-03-2003 13:20:

Don't give out your MSN address

Posted by kate on Jun-03-2003 13:55:

You disable the messenger in the admin tools the same way in windows 2000.

Posted by Shakka on Jun-03-2003 14:37:

Messenger Services provides zero benefit that I've been able to find. It has nothing to do with Microsoft Instant Messenger, but I think they cleverly named it messenger services so people would be afraid to turn it off. If you're into XXX popups or the University of Phoenix online, I'd leave it on Just joking, of course.

Posted by nekholm on Jun-03-2003 14:39:

quote:
Originally posted by butterfly
trillian?

I've been using that for almost a year now, so nope..

Posted by igottaknow on Jun-03-2003 15:27:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakka
It has nothing to do with Microsoft Instant Messenger, but I think they cleverly named it messenger services so people would be afraid to turn it off...

Don't u luv Microsoft

Posted by [mart] on Jun-03-2003 16:51:

Disabling the Messenger service, which I repeat is NOT related to Windows or MSN Messenger, will stop you getting pop-ups like the one above.

The Messenger service is designed to be used to send administrative alerts and messages to users of a network - for whatever reason people are now using it to advertise directly to people's computers. NERD ALERT!

Posted by KilldaDJ on Jun-03-2003 18:41:

trillian is cool

but msn is shit

stupid porn sites get my email and spam me with their non essential porn messages

too bad their aint no option to stop messages coming in from ppl not in my contact list

Posted by RedLunatik on Jun-03-2003 22:19:

woah i thought i was the only one that had those

thanks i tried that man...now lets see if it works

i hated those

Posted by LiquidX on Jun-04-2003 00:42:

Re: windows messenger popups

Posted by RedLunatik on Jun-04-2003 03:34:

Posted by blazed it on Jun-04-2003 03:51:

quote:
Originally posted by MaRt

Disabling the Messenger service, which I repeat is NOT related to Windows or MSN Messenger, will stop you getting pop-ups like the one above.

The Messenger service is designed to be used to send administrative alerts and messages to users of a network - for whatever reason people are now using it to advertise directly to people's computers. NERD ALERT!

how do they get ahold of you?

Posted by malek on Jun-04-2003 04:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Shakka
Messenger Services provides zero benefit that I've been able to find. It has nothing to do with Microsoft Instant Messenger, but I think they cleverly named it messenger services so people would be afraid to turn it off. If you're into XXX popups or the University of Phoenix online, I'd leave it on Just joking, of course.

dude if you don't know what you're talking about, i suggest you stfu. messanger service is for admins who need to send messages to users on a given network...

For example, "mandatory shutdown in 5 minutes" or "you have 10 pages left in your impression bank" and so on and so forth...

Posted by magnasoma on Jun-04-2003 09:28:

fk! at last a solution. this is caused by randomly hitting ports on ur ip that normally ur isp won't turn off. gonna give that solution a try and see if it works.

Posted by jon on Jun-04-2003 10:12:

quote:
Originally posted by ahlamalek
dude if you don't know what you're talking about, i suggest you stfu. messanger service is for admins who need to send messages to users on a given network...

For example, "mandatory shutdown in 5 minutes" or "you have 10 pages left in your impression bank" and so on and so forth...

werd

blazed it: the messenger service just sends a text only message to a ip adress, so on the spammers computers it will just spend a message to each ip in a given range - ie 60.1.1.1 then 62.1.1.2 and so on

Posted by LiquidX on Jun-06-2003 00:10:

So does that solution work?!?! I cant seem to find those steps mentioned..

Posted by DJ_NRG on Jun-06-2003 00:24:

quote:
Originally posted by KilldaDJ
but msn is shit

stupid porn sites get my email and spam me with their non essential porn messages

too bad their aint no option to stop messages coming in from ppl not in my contact list

I am not on a machine that has MSN Messenger installed, so I can't give you the EXACT steps, but this should guide you through it pretty well. Go into your tools (The same ones that you'd use to change your Display Name), and then find the setting that shows the people that have added you to theie contact list. There should also be a list of people that you have blocked. Well, in the first window, at the very top of the list, there will be something that says "All Others" You want to BLOCK "All Others". What this essentially does is makes it so that anyone that wants to send you a message, has to first add you to their contact list. Most of these porn solicitors aren't going to have programs to do that. And, even if they do, you will see it, and be able to immdiately block them.

I know this hasn't been 100% concise, but if you can follow my gibberish up there, you will find that this should shut down those porn messages. I haven't had one for abot 3 weeks (which is when I discovered this).

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