Diane, I have Shoot the Messenger and two other GRC programs. I will upload them to this groups files section. I have them zipped, i.e. in a single compressed file. Do you know how to unzip files. You just click the file and it opens and shows what is inside. In this case it is a folder that says GRC programs. Besides Shoot the Messenger there's Mouse Trap and Unplugnplay. Steve Gibson the owner of the GRC site says that automatic plug and play is a bad thing. He also created a program that will verify your hard drive and repair problems with it. Shoot and the other two are free but the other one is not so I can't upload it.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "pekoe4849" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 8:03 AM Subject: [A-1-Computer_Tech] Re: Pop boxes from Windows Messenger > Paris, I tried to download Shoot the Messenger, but it never would > download. I tried several times, but it just seemed to get stuck > during the download. I left it going for 15 min and it's only > something like a 634 KB file. So I went into the Administration Tools > and disabled Messenger. That seems to have worked so far. > > Thanks for your response. > > Diane > > > > --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> >> In a message dated 11/17/2006 05:42:32 GMT Standard Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> >> While my computer was in the shop they went ahead and installed a >> fresh copy of XP on the new drive. I'd forgotten what a pain that >> would be. Now I'm getting pop-up boxes every few minutes. There are >> two different ones..... >> >> 1. "download Registry Cleaner from www.msreg.com" >> >> 2. "Message from SECURITY to ALERT....STOP!...Download Registry >> Repair from www.regdoctorpro.com" >> >> Are these messages legit? On my previous XP installation I >> disabaled "Windows Messenger". Now I'll have to find where I did >> that. It's been a long time. What is it's purpose anyway? >> >> I installed ZoneAlarm and AVG anti-virus tonight. That's it for > now. >> I've got to get to bed. Any other recommendations for protection >> that I should install? I had several spyware detectors and such >> installed before, but of course they're gone now. Since I'm >> starting 'fresh', I might as well find out what the latest >> recommendations are. :) >> >> Thanks, >> Diane >> >> >> >> ^v^ ^v^ ^v^~~~~ Paris's Reply ~~~~^v^ ^v^ ^v^ >> >> Diane >> >> Quick reply install Shoot the Messenger >> _http://www.grc.com/stm/shootthemessenger.htm_ (http://www.grc.com/ > stm/shootthemessenger.htm) >> >> >> Paris >> _http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ > a_ztechnicalcomputersupportforall/_ >> (http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ > a_ztechnicalcomputersupportforall/) >> >> >> >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> > > > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
