popups coming through xp pro - help

[SHAUN EARLY]

Does anyone know of this popup called messenger Service. It came
through as soon as i connected my modem and logged on and even when i
reformated the entire system and reinstalled just the barebones with an
internet connection it gets back through. It reads STO! WINDOWS
REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. Windows has found 55 Critical System
errors. To Fix the eroors do the following: 1. Download Registry
Update from www.regfixit.com 2. Install Registry update 3. Run
Registry 4. Reboot your computer. FAILURE TO ACT NOW MAY LEAD TO
SYSTEM FAILURE !

How is this getting through onto my system I dont thinks its a virus.
Although it may lead to one, Im out of ideas please help !

Thanks


Shaunus

[Kadaitcha Man]

SHAUN EARLY <seys16339@blueyonder.co.uk>, the candlestick maker,
blubbered:

> Does anyone know of this popup called messenger Service. It came
> through as soon as i connected my modem and logged on and even when i
> reformated the entire system and reinstalled just the barebones with
> an internet connection it gets back through.

Administrative Tools > Services > Messenger

Disable it.



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September 2005 and April 2006

"K-Man's particular genius, however, lies not merely in his humour,
but his ability to make posters who had previously seemed reasonably
well-balanced turn into foaming, frothing, death threat-uttering
maniacs" - Snarky, Demon Lord of Confusion

Thou misleader. Never hung poison on a fouler toad.

[Ze Muffinman]

....It's a messenger, nothing else. Just turn it off.
SHAUN EARLY wrote:
> Does anyone know of this popup called messenger Service. It came
> through as soon as i connected my modem and logged on and even when i
> reformated the entire system and reinstalled just the barebones with an
> internet connection it gets back through. It reads STO! WINDOWS
> REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. Windows has found 55 Critical System
> errors. To Fix the eroors do the following: 1. Download Registry
> Update from www.regfixit.com 2. Install Registry update 3. Run
> Registry 4. Reboot your computer. FAILURE TO ACT NOW MAY LEAD TO
> SYSTEM FAILURE !
>
> How is this getting through onto my system I dont thinks its a virus.
> Although it may lead to one, Im out of ideas please help !
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Shaunus

[Bruce]

It also means you have no firewall. You will get worm viruses like Blaster.
Enable the firewall in XP and get a router which will also act as a
firewall.


"SHAUN EARLY" <seys16339@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:XZMWg.121413$PD.111033@fe2.news.blueyonder.co .uk...
> Does anyone know of this popup called messenger Service. It came
> through as soon as i connected my modem and logged on and even when i
> reformated the entire system and reinstalled just the barebones with an
> internet connection it gets back through. It reads STO! WINDOWS
> REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. Windows has found 55 Critical System
> errors. To Fix the eroors do the following: 1. Download Registry
> Update from www.regfixit.com 2. Install Registry update 3. Run
> Registry 4. Reboot your computer. FAILURE TO ACT NOW MAY LEAD TO
> SYSTEM FAILURE !
>
> How is this getting through onto my system I dont thinks its a virus.
> Although it may lead to one, Im out of ideas please help !
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Shaunus
>
>
>

[Charani]

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:11:19 GMT, SHAUN EARLY wrote:

> How is this getting through onto my system I dont thinks its a virus.
> Although it may lead to one, Im out of ideas please help !

Don't know why you're out of ideas. You were given a load the first
time you posted.

All you have to do is turn the blasted thing off. Easy!!