Thank you for visiting my website for the first time.
I know that you guys are getting
lot of popups when you are browsing from one page to another in my website. This really irritates you and you will never ever
come back to my site. But, I do not want that to happen, so I am sharing some secrets with you guys. Some of my readers might
know these steps already, I appreciate that. These steps are for the readers who do not know how to stop popups.
Remember these steps will
stop all the popups including the important ones. For example, when you go to banking websites, it might give you a popup
screen where you will have to enter your account number and the password. This popup will also get blocked. So, you just enable
"Active Scripting" and you will be able to get the popup back.
1) Disabling annoying
popups from adware which is installed in your computer without your knowledge or from the advertisement sites directly.
Click on Tools--àClick on Internet Options (If this is not working then type inetcpl.cpl in run
window and hit ok)--àClick on the "Security" tab--àSelect the Internet Zone--àClick on custom
level--àKeep scrolling down till you get "Scripting"--àUnder Scripting, you have an option for "Active Scripting"--àSelect Disable--àClick OK, OK.
Now, I promise you will never
get a popup as long as the active scripting is disabled.
The second step is not required, but if you want,
you can still perform these steps. It will help you in stopping some annoying popups which looks as if they have come from
your computer, not from site.
2) Disabling the Messenger Service (To see pictures of annoying messenger popups
go to the end of the page)
(The steps below will not kill your Instant Messenger Ability such as Yahoo messenger
or MSN Messenger)
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To remove the ability for anyone in the world to pop up messages on your computer,
you can disable the Messenger service. Its easy to reverse at a later time if you wish to do so.
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Windows 2000
1. Click Start->
Settings-> Control Panel-> Administrative Tools->Services
2. Scroll down and highlight "Messenger"
3. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
4. Click the STOP button.
5. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
6. Click OK |
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Windows XP Home
1. Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2. Click Performance and Maintenance
3. Click Administrative Tools
4. Double click Services Scroll
5. down and highlight "Messenger"
6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
7. Click the STOP button.
8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
9. Click OK |
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Windows XP Professional
1. Click Start->Settings ->Control Panel
2. Click Administrative Tools
3. Click Services
4. Double click Services Scroll
5. down and highlight "Messenger"
6. Right-click the highlighted line and choose Properties.
7. Click the STOP button.
8. Select Disable or Manual in the Startup Type scroll bar
9. Click OK |
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Windows NT
1. Click Start ->Control Panel
2. Double Click Administrative Tools
3. Select Services-> Double-click on Messenger
4. In the Messenger Properties window, select Stop,
5. Then choose Disable as the Startup Type
6. Click OK |
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Windows 98 & ME
Windows Messenger
Service cannot be disabled |
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Alternate way
Another way it may be possible to block these messages is to
use the advanced TCP/IP security and filtering options in the Windows NT, 2000, and XP network control panel.
In general, blocking ports TCP-139 and UDP-135 seems to prevent
delivery of these messages although TCP-445 may also be necessary. These may be blocked on each computer with a "personal
firewall" or in the communications path with a "hardware" firewall or router filter.
For most desktop users, blocking all the following ports, both
UDP and TCP, is suggested as a way to both stop the Messenger abuse and improve overall security. Windows leaves these
doors open by default and blocking them will prevent possible problems or abuse.
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137
138
139
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