Download Process Explorer (free from www.sysinternals.com). When the box has popped up, start PE, click on one of the processes in the top window, then configure it (with View / Select Columns) to show the window title of each process. You'll then be able to find the process that has whatever window title this obnoxious window has.
Once you know what process it is, you can perhaps figure out what to do; or ask again with that further info. Good luck. At 05:12 PM 3/8/2006, TOM. wrote >Thanks Vince... my input back to Jacob as well. Nope, this laptop is >running good old Win2K, so I don't believe MS Messenger is even installed. >(I don't see it in "My Programs" anywhere). Very frustrating... I just >leave the stupid prompt up all day long, because closing it just makes >another one come back again. Quite often it seems to pop up when ever I am >opening a file directory in any application. For example if I am going to >save or open a file and the application launches the window where you can >select where you want to save or open it, this prompt pops up too. This is >the best link I can think of, however I do know that it has popped up >without going into a file manager window. Also, this is not a "popup" in >the sense of a browser popup. It is just a Windows "window" or application >window that opens all the time. > >Thanks for offering to help. I have actually been living with this for >months, but today it seemed worse so I was determined to search the web for >help. > >Tom > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Vince P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM> >Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 2:59 PM >Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Help.. disabling "Sign In with Microsoft >Passport .NET Network" > > >>He's running W2K, so Windows Mess. shouldn' be an issue. >> >>Hmm. Now that I think about it.. In W2K that shouldn't be an issue either. >>Hmmm >> >>Either he's running XP. Or there's a process in the background he >>installed >>somehow. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jacob Grass >>Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:39 PM >>To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM >>Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Help.. disabling "Sign In with Microsoft >>Passport .NET Network" >> >>The problem is that Windows Messenger is autostarting when you reboot and, >>if you don't log in, it prompts you mercilessly: >> >>http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_messenger_remove.htm >> >> >>Jacob A. Grass >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Vince P >>Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:27 PM >>To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM >>Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Help.. disabling "Sign In with Microsoft >>Passport .NET Network" >> >>Just give it your hotmail address and be done with it >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Discussion of advanced .NET topics. >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of TOM >>Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:24 AM >>To: ADVANCED-DOTNET@DISCUSS.DEVELOP.COM >>Subject: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] Help.. disabling "Sign In with Microsoft >>Passport >>.NET Network" >> >>I was searching the Microsoft website on how to disable a prompt that >>keeps >>coming up on my W2K PC every 10 mintues or so wanting me to sign in to my >>Microsoft Passport account. This window or promt pops up even when I >>don't >>have MS IE Explorer running. I don't think I joined the right forum, but >>maybe someone can help. >> >>Although I have a hotmail email address, I don't have Microsoft Money nor >>plan on needing to log on to my Microsoft Passport account. My computer >>that is doing this is my work laptop. I think this may have started when >>I >>visited the msn Money Central web site. >> >>I tried removing all cookies and that did not help? Anyone know how to >>disable this prompt that keeps coming up. Right now my solution is to >>just >>let the popup prompt come up and just leave it there behind my other >>applications all day. If I close the window, it just comes back in a few >>minutes. >> >>Sorry to bother Developers on this forum. >> >>Tom J. Merrill / Analytical Software Corp =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
