Blocking Unwanted Grey Box Pop Ups

BULLNOTBEAR

Please help!

My friend has a problem with annoying grey box pop-ups appearing when he surfs the internet. An installed pop-up blocker does not stop them.

I'm sure there is a free download available.

Thank you in advance

Martyn

Mr_Skint_2

Ok what you want is IE maximizer http://www.jiisoft.com/iemaximizer/ for Internet Explorer if your friend uses that and after install right hand click the icon in the sys tray and choose pop up action close all, sorted.

Browntoa

this may be Windows Messenger (not MSN messenger) if this is Windows Xp

Updating to Service Pack 2 (via windows Update) to gives you the option to turn this off (if they have not already done this)

how to turn it off here

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Windows XP Home[/font]

1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel [/size][/font]
2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Performance and Maintenance [/size][/font]
3. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Administrative Tools [/size][/font]
4. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Double click Services Scroll[/size][/font]
5. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]down and highlight "Messenger" [/size][/font]
6. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.[/size][/font]
7. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click the STOP button.[/size][/font]
8. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar[/size][/font]
9. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click OK [/size][/font]

1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Windows XP Professional[/font]

   1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel [/size][/font]
   2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Administrative Tools[/size][/font]
   3. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Services[/size][/font]
   4. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Double click Services Scroll[/size][/font]
   5. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]down and highlight "Messenger" [/size][/font]
   6. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.[/size][/font]
   7. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click the STOP button.[/size][/font]
   8. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar[/size][/font]
   9. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click OK [/size][/font]

Mr_Skint_2

Browntoa wrote:

this may be Windows Messenger (not MSN messenger) if this is Windows Xp

Updating to Service Pack 2 (via windows Update) to gives you the option to turn this off (if they have not already done this)

how to turn it off here

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Windows XP Home[/font]

1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel [/size][/font]
2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Performance and Maintenance [/size][/font]
3. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Administrative Tools [/size][/font]
4. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Double click Services Scroll[/size][/font]
5. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]down and highlight "Messenger" [/size][/font]
6. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.[/size][/font]
7. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click the STOP button.[/size][/font]
8. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar[/size][/font]
9. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click OK [/size][/font]

1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Windows XP Professional[/font]

   1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel [/size][/font]
   2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Administrative Tools[/size][/font]
   3. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Services[/size][/font]
   4. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Double click Services Scroll[/size][/font]
   5. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]down and highlight "Messenger" [/size][/font]
   6. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.[/size][/font]
   7. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click the STOP button.[/size][/font]
   8. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar[/size][/font]
   9. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click OK [/size][/font]

I think he means surfing the net and getting stuff like adfarm fast click popups.

Browntoa

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Should a pop up box appear on your screen with the words "Messenger Service" in the title bar such as the one below, chances are that you have Windows Messenger Services enabled. [/size][/font]

looks like a grey box to me

MercilessKiller

Easier way.

Start > run > services.msc

Find messenger, and disable it

Much quicker

This WILL stop those grey popup windows by the way

Browntoa wrote:

this may be Windows Messenger (not MSN messenger) if this is Windows Xp

Updating to Service Pack 2 (via windows Update) to gives you the option to turn this off (if they have not already done this)

how to turn it off here

http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Windows XP Home[/font]

1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel [/size][/font]
2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Performance and Maintenance [/size][/font]
3. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Administrative Tools [/size][/font]
4. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Double click Services Scroll[/size][/font]
5. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]down and highlight "Messenger" [/size][/font]
6. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.[/size][/font]
7. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click the STOP button.[/size][/font]
8. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar[/size][/font]
9. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click OK [/size][/font]

1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Windows XP Professional[/font]

   1. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel [/size][/font]
   2. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Administrative Tools[/size][/font]
   3. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click Services[/size][/font]
   4. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Double click Services Scroll[/size][/font]
   5. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]down and highlight "Messenger" [/size][/font]
   6. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.[/size][/font]
   7. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click the STOP button.[/size][/font]
   8. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar[/size][/font]
   9. [font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=-1]Click OK [/size][/font]

BULLNOTBEAR

Thank you all for your informative responses. I will put into action.

Thank you

Martyn