Just in case some of you didn't know about this, here is the fix for blocking Pop-Up ads:

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To Disable the Messenger Service Manually: -- Click on the Start button in the taskbar -- Open Control Panels -- Go to "Administrative Tools" (XP users may need to go to "Performance and Maintenance" first, then "Administrative Tools") -- Double-click on "Services" -- Scroll down to "Messenger" -- Double-click on "Messenger" -- Change the Startup type to "Disabled" -- Click "Stop" to stop the service

I use AdShield.

It lets me toggle between allowing and not allowing, and I can easily block unwanted images, like annoying/offensive sigs. It gives you a few more options than just a global setting change.

I think Sigma is talking about that Windows messenger service that is totally useless and it has a really annoying habit of popping up in games and crashing to the desktop this can become very very annoying

it's a windows xp thing. It is the most annoying crap I have ever seen in an operating system.

Ohhhh......i see........

I have never had that problem w/ win2k.