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How to Eliminate Spyware, Adware, and Random Pop-ups (Page 5 of 5)

Posted: January 2, 2003
Written By: Dan "Tweak Monkey" Kennedy

Nuke the Windows Messenger Pop-ups

Fortunately, these are very easy to fix. Head back to the MSCONFIG utility ("Start", "Run", "msconfig", OK). This time click the "Services" tab. Scroll down until you see "Messenger". Uncheck this box.

Choose OK. Then choose "Exit without Restart". Close all your programs, reset your PC, and you'll probably never see those messages again.

Once your PC reboots, you can test to see if the messages still work by doing the following:

Choose "Start", "Run", then type "net send * test". If a message pop-ups saying "test", you have not disabled the service correctly.

Conclusion

Now your PC should be free of Adware, Spyware, and those annoying pop-up messages that were stopping you from playing your favorite games. Enjoy your new freedom and be careful to avoid these annoyances in the future. Thanks for reading!

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