I recently did a Quick Restore, which put it back to factory settings because of problems I was encountering, but now I keep getting these same Pop ups from Messenger Service advertising all these different registry cleaners & saying if I dowload there product I wont receive anymore pop ups…they are popping up back to back & its getting frustrating!! Can someone tell me how to stop them from popping up…Help!!
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Filed under: Registry Cleaners
You must be using an older (or un-updated) version of Windows (pre XP SP2). These type of popups exploit the Messenger Service in your Windows OS, which after XP SP2 is disabled by default.
A popup blocker "thingy" will be of no help in this case.
You have 2 choices to end the problem.
1. You can disable and stop Messenger Service by typing "services msc." (without the ""s) into your Run Box and disabling and stopping Messenger Service.
OR
2. You can use the free utility called Shoot The Messenger to automatically disable this unnecessary service.
http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm
Please note that Windows Messenger Service is not the same as any Instant Messenger program that you may have on your computer. Disabling it will not cause you to lose any IM functionality that you may have.
Good luck