As I noted in my reply to my own message, I went to System
Restore in Windows XP and found a restore point three days
prior to my activity with Messenger. This cleared the
problem. I almost believe that the nag box was a virus.
Re: 9600xt update ... If you are using Windows XP, use System Restore and ... select a Restore Point that was created prior to the ... How to restore the operating system to a previous state in Windows XP ... (microsoft.public.windowsupdate)
Re: New install of SBS2003 keeps rebooting after system state restore ... No restore process succeeded.... are now kept in 2 different places and daily changing data is kept on tapes... Note that the procedure is to install Windows Server, ... I suspect you completed the SBS setup prior to attempting ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Please help, XP problem... ... and generated a Windows reactivation window due to hardware ... then reboot to safe mode and do a restore to a date prior to today ... XP Home 'hangs' on Normal startup,... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
Re: system restore & virus ... >The program designed to use the virus is the virus itself. ... >harm unless, as I said, you restore that Resotore Point. ... you can at any time restore to an earlier ... But as long as that virus lives inside a point, restoring to any point prior to ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers)
Re: non-full screen problem on Dell Inspiron Notebook ...restore from a Restore Point from a date just prior to the problem. ... When System Restore opens select the option: Restore my computer to an earlier time, ... Click on a BOLD date as close to, but prior to the problem. ... in the Windows Registry from that prior date. ... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)