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windowspatch.info ---????
    #2687031 - 05/16/04 03:02 PM (19 years, 10 months ago)

I got a dialog window ~pop-up saying I needed to go to windowspatch.info to download a critical patch for Windows XP, etc. Is this legit? I've always been super-sketchy about patching anything, especially an odd pop-up that seemed non-native.

Anyone ever heard of this?


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Re: windowspatch.info ---???? [Re: Blastrid]
    #2687595 - 05/16/04 04:33 PM (19 years, 10 months ago)

Never believe pop-up windows you get from simple web-surfing.


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Re: windowspatch.info ---???? [Re: daba]
    #2687649 - 05/16/04 04:48 PM (19 years, 10 months ago)

These aren't from websurfing, they're part of windows... you can get it with out msie being open at all. You have to go to start > settings > control panel >administrative tools > services > find "messenger", right click > properties, then select "startup type = diabled", and click "stop", then click "ok"


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Re: windowspatch.info ---???? [Re: DrinkAbsinthe]
    #2687846 - 05/16/04 05:22 PM (19 years, 10 months ago)

They ar ads. Never click on them.

Go to the microsoft site for updates.


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getting rid of the fruiting messenger [Re: luvdemshrooms]
    #2690792 - 05/17/04 10:52 AM (19 years, 10 months ago)

Click [Start] [Run] and in the [Open:] box type or copy/paste the following command
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Click [OK]


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Re: getting rid of the fruiting messenger [Re: Blastrid]
    #2692464 - 05/17/04 05:34 PM (19 years, 10 months ago)

excellent. thanks guys.

They're not necessarily pop ups from browsing, like Drink said. They are dialog windows with a button at the bottom. Real annoying.


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Re: getting rid of the fruiting messenger [Re: Blastrid]
    #2692552 - 05/17/04 05:59 PM (19 years, 10 months ago)

Make sure you don't forget to download critical updates from Windows though :grin:.


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Re: getting rid of the fruiting messenger [Re: daba]
    #2696841 - 05/18/04 03:04 PM (19 years, 9 months ago)

while you're modifying your services, visit http://www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm and see what else should be disabled or set to manual.


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