Re: How to remove messenger service window?

Hi,
Thanks for your reply. The resolution is "Install firewall, block inbound
NetBIOS and UDPbroadcast traffic on your computer"

I got a McCafee firewall installed, but how can I block those traffic?

Regards,

"Rock" <rock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OggDPu7cFHA.1384@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Adrian wrote:
>
> > Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by system is exposed? you mean
being
> > hacked? How can I solve that? My firewall has already turned on, but
> > messager service still comes in. I remember there's a way to remove
that..
> > but don't remember how.
> >
> >
> > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:e9ChCn6cFHA.1288@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >>Turn on the firewall, don't turn off the messenger service. The popups
> >
> > occur
> >
> >>because your system is exposed.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Best of Luck,
> >>
> >>Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >>Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
> >>www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >>
> >>"Adrian" <a@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>news:%23jemzY6cFHA.220@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>
> >>>Hi,
> >>>
> >>>I don't know why the messenger service window always pops up, it's just
> >
> > so
> >
> >>>annoying, I remember there's a way to remove it. Can anybody tell me
> >
> > how?
> >
> >>>Thanks in advance.
> >>>
> >>>Adrian
>
> Messenger Service window that contains an Internet advertisement appears
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=330904
>
>
> --
> Rock
> MS MVP Windows - Shell/User
>


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