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Sunday, May 11, 2003
posted by gbarto at 11:55 PM:
Stop Unsolicited Ads for Free by fixing your Windows Settings!
Let us sing the praises of Killer Death Robot on the Nameless Tavern tech support board. If you've been getting ads for Viagra, Porn, etc. - or more likely ads for $20 services to stop the ads - here is your answer (at least for XP):
Go to control panel, administrative tools, services, scroll down to messenger, hit the stop button and change startup type to disabled.Here is the link for the post. For those who are really not proficient:
1. Click Start
2. Click "Control Panel" (It's under "My Network Places", most likely in the second column.)
3. On the left-hand side of the screen is a box that says Control Panel. Underneath is a message. If it says:
a) "Switch to Category View" proceed to step 4.
b) "Switch to Classic View" click it.
4. You are now in the Control Panel's Classic View. Doubleclick the icon that says "Administrative Tools" (it's near the top).
5. You are now in "Administrative Tools." Doubleclick the icon that says "Services."
6. A very odd window labeled "Services" will open up. There is a list starting with entries like "Alerter" and "Application Layer..." and "Application Manager...". Scroll down until you find an item labeled messenger. Click (not doubleclick) on it.
7. Right-Click on Messenger (click the right mouse button). Click the "Stop" option (if it's not available, the service is already shut off).
8. Right-Click on Messenger again and select "Properties."
9. Halfway down the Properties Menu that pops up is an item, "Start-up Type." Set this to "Disabled."
10. At the bottom of the Properties Menu, click the button labeled "Apply."
11. Close all the windows you've opened and resume normal use. The ads should go away.
Be warned, some of this may be tied into MSN messenger; if you use that service it may give you difficulties. Not sure. If this doesn't work, I'll let you know, but it's behaved for me for a couple hours now.
Update: It seems to be working. Once again, a million thanks to The Nameless Tavern's Killer Death Robot, for whom we have the utmost admiration for posting a solution.
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