-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Startup popup
- From: "Rocky Fithian" <Rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 10:56:19 -0500
Can you write up the moves to turn that off please? She will be
stopping here on her way back home in about a week and I can
print it for her.
Thanks
Rocky
On 28 Jan 2004 at 19:39, ~Lacey~ wrote:
> sounds like you need to disable the Windows messaging (under services)
> so this company stops sending her advertisements.
>
> If you need help in how to do this let us know -- lots of folks here
> can give you instructions.
>
> ~Lacey~
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocky Fithian" <Rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 6:50 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Startup popup
>
>
> > It is some company wanting her to buy some protection program
> > for her computer from what I can understand of what she is telling
> > me and yes it is the same all the time as troth asked in a later
> > message. Rocky
> >
> > On 27 Jan 2004 at 21:46, Trevnal wrote:
> >
> > > Rocky,
> > >
> > > When the machine is running, and the os fully loaded etc, does
> > > this pop up screen have any names etc to it? If so you can type
> > > in "msconfig" into the run box, and then go to the "start" tab.
> > > now you just need to look down the list and work out what you can
> > > and can not turn off, if need be, make a list and post to the
> > > group and some one may be able to help with what can be turned off
> > > etc.
> > >
> > > I can help if and when I am about, but it is nearly bed time here
> > > in the UK, and I have Uni in the morning until lunch time.
> > >
> > > Also it may be worth looking in Add /Remove programs and se if
> > > anything odd is listed up there too.
> > >
> > > Hope it helps,
> > >
> > > Trevnal
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rocky Fithian" <Rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > >
> > > When my sister-in-law starts her computer with XP os she gets a
> > > popup window saying that the system has been accessed and she
> > > needs to download a security program to protect her machine. She
> > > has AVG and ZoneAlarm on the machine. What do you think is going
> > > on with her machine? How can she clean off the item that is doing
> > > this? Rocky
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