Rose:
Mine did

Rose: mine did 

Curious question

For those of you whos time went ahead last nite, did your PC's clock automatically change as well?

rod03801: Do you actually mean the messenger as in the one you can send messages to other people with ?



If so click start then control panel ,then open the icon for add and remove programs when that opens on the left hand side look for add or remove windows components ,when that opens scroll down untill you see windows messenger and take the tick out , then it wont start up .

rod03801: You have probably tried this but just in case, go to start then run then type in MSCONFIG click ok this opens a box, look for startup in the menue at the top click on that then look for msmsgs, if that box is checked uncheck it, that is how I stopped mine starting up each time. It says msn but mine is windows too. If it don,t work the first time do it a few times and let the pc reboot.

rod03801:  I've had that problem show up a few times too.  For some reason the dancing banana stops alot.  The others may be working but in the same message that one doens't. A ctrlf5 seems to fix the problem. 

It doesn't sound like I virus.   It sounds like you've had a program installed onto your computer.  How long have you had the computer and do you have a restore point on your computer?  If you do, you could restore it to an earlier date and see if that helps.

Jason: I ran a virus scan a few days ago, and it found nothing. I wonder if there is any way to completely remove the Windows Messenger? (Since I intend on shutting off everytime it comes back on.) I wonder why it doesn't stay off.. What sort of legitimate things would it be used for? (Wondering if I am going to regret turning it off? But I can't deal with those things popping up a few times a minute)

Rose: Thanks!!! that did it! I knew I had seen people mention some sorta thing like that.. but I never really paid attention, because that never happened with WebTV. I missed my moving smileyz!!!!

rod03801: certain sites that you go on (ones for serial codes ect) will intall a bit of software on your machine they do not normally damage your machine but they do your head in when they keep poping up in the little balloons every 10 seconds or so , i tried all sorts to get rid , in the end i bought some antivirus protection and that sorted it out easily .

rod03801:Ctrl+F5  Thats a hard refresh.. I have to do it all the time to get my smileys to move again

bt searching things,,,,, watch out as they know what you post or what you wanta post, can be kicked out...

nightmagic: update windows and windowsxp security helped.

rod03801: the update last week may not afect you but it has me. strange things but hope my new update to all will clear it up

rod03801: i did that too, i keep turning msn off it keeps poping up,lol

I hope this isn't a rediculous question, but can anyone tell me why the smilies have stopped moving for me?? (actually one still seems to move, it's the one with the eyes that pulse like hearts).. I have cleared cookies, and they still aren't moving. It has been over 24 hours that this has been happening..

kaluza: I have Windows 2000. As I type this message right now, the only upgrade available is installing.

I have noticed that every time I power off, and boot back up, that that messenger service is turned back on, and those pop up messages start coming fast & furious again. So I seem to have to shut it back off each time I come online. Hopefully after this upgrade is installed this will stop??

rod03801: The messenger service should be disabled by default if you have all the latest updates to Windows XP. If you don't have the updates, you should get them because they will make your computer less insecure. Run the "Windows Update" program, which should be near the top of the "All Programs" menu on the start menu. It may take a long time to download all the updates, and you may have to run it multiple times.

Also, turn on your firewall.

rod03801:

Your Welcome 

ßăķëď Äłáşķǻñ: Thanks! That was it. They were called Windows Messenger. Just like on that site. (Mine were different "offers" though. All centered around "fixing" my computer. So, I shut them off, and haven't been bothered, since. Thanks!

ßăķëď Äłáşķǻñ:

Whoops, try this one  hehe


http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

rod03801: My kids got something like this on their computer. I tried three different anti-spyware tools...none of them could remove it. One did identify it. Unfortunately, I can't remember the name of the spyware. When I did a internet search, I was told that It could not be removed. I ended up using the ultimate spyware removal tool: FDISK!

Good luck

rod03801:

If these are just pop ups on your desktop, try this link 
I">http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/docs/messagepopup/

I had the same problem when I first got my PC....

That link will show u how to disable it...



Hope that helps

Ok.. I need help from one of you computer pros!!

I finally ditched webtv and bought a laptop. So, you will probably have to explain like you are talking to a child! lol

I come online through Juno. It has a pop up blocker, and seems to work well, as I don't get many pop ups at all. (Though, most of my online time is really spent here at BK anyways) However, I keep getting these pop ups that dont look like typical ads. They look like messages you get from your computer. (Typical dialog boxes telling you stuff that is going on, like when downloading.. with an OK button, and the typical windows type stuff, the X , minimize and maximize buttons

They are telling me such as "55 critical errors have been found, go to this website, blah blah blah.. " and telling me to go places like 32sys.com, regproscan.net, helpfixpc.com(NOT Microsoft sites like I would think it would). The first time I started getting these, I did visit the site. It wanted me to basically download something that would find things, and I could pay for it to fix them. I also got a pop up saying something about the "certificate" and the site could not be confirmed. So, I did nothing.

A friend said it sounded like spyware, so I downloaded a spy bot ran it and it found a bunch of stuff, and I got rid of it. The pop ups persisted.

Later, I got looking around, and found an Event Log (Start/Settings/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Event Log)... Lo and behold, EVERY one of these pop ups were logged in there, and called "application pop ups". If I clicked on each individual event, it showed me an exact copy of the messages in the various pop ups.

I then downloaded a virus scan through Microsoft, and it found nothing.

Please, someone must have some advice! These popups are making me crazy. They are coming 3 or 4 per minute sometimes!

Mousetrap: Likely as this is a computer hardware software issue/problem board.. I think there is a fellowship tho for folks who want to show/share their websites. 

If there are web designers in here why is it that none of you are in share your webpages?

Gordon Shumway: Thank you, I'll check it out.

Fencer: Swift is a Windows browser based on WebKit, Safari's rendering engine. It is still alpha, but for testing of the rendering it should be ok, I guess.

I have been asked to test the new BrainKing design on Safari too. However, as far as I know, it is a Mac OS browser only. Is there a way how to get a Windows compatible version?

Gordon Shumway: Thank you so much! I hope that's true about the bookmarks, and I'll check my version of the update.

Anyone using it?

Binabik: No, you don't have to, Firefox does this all on itself. And perhaps I didn't express myself clear enough: For both Firefox versions 1.5 and 2.0 there is an update available which should fix your problem. For Firefox 2.0 it's 2.0.0.2. So check your version number ("Help"->"about Firefox"). If it starts with 2.0 but is not 2.0.0.2, an update might solve the disappearing bookmarks. Something caused that in particular situations the profiles were created with a write protection, so that firefox couldn't store the bookmarks permanently. This should be gone with 2.0.0.2/1.5.0.10. If it still doesn't store them, you could manually check if the profile folder is write protected..

Binabik: a link and why would u ask if not want to hear?even if u don't use it maybe another would read and it would help them.if you got one that works 4 u and asking what it is, ok 2, others it may help. nothing was said that u had another that u were using,english a great thing when explained.

Nirvana: Thank you! But why would I need that in addition to, say McAfee? And I just went to their website... again why would I need their "deluxe" package if I also have AdAware? And I would assume I can read well enough to take care of my own spam email, etc? Sigh, all this high tech stuff for such a simple brain like mine....

Binabik: AVG 7.5 free edition

Anti Virus by Grisoft.com

Gordon Shumway: Thank you! I just wasn't sure if those different icon letters indicated some other problem....

Do you mean that I don't have to "go in there" and establish my own profile?

FF already updated itself to 2.0 - sorry, still don't trust it, it's lost my bookmarks too many times.

I also have Opera installed, but that seems to hiccup more on this site, though it never lost my bookmarks

And do you also use McAfee? I don't like Norton either....

Rose: What is AVG?

Gordon Shumway: 100% in agreement on that and get AVG!

MagicDragon: Well, Norton is known to eat up every bit of resources you give to it. I never heard of anyone that really was happy with Norton - just causing trouble all the time. Great that you got rid of it ;)

Finally got my comp back on-line now. Had to un-install everything from Nortons just to get MSN to work. I'm wondering why Norton firewalled MSN even after I rebooted the whole comp? I'm using McAfee Security at the moment & the comp is actually going alot faster than before. I tried using firefox 1 time & it was running extremely slow then. IE seems to me to work better

nightmagic: What do you mean by "Firefox is not complete yet"? If you mean that is changing from time to time: yes, it is a product that is constantly improved. But it is "complete" in the meaning that it is totally ready for productional use. All changes are small improvements or new features, but I don't know anything you can do with IE but not with FF.
Firefox is actually a very mature browser so to speak.

nightmagic: What is Foxfire? And what is the brainking button? If it is just a button that gets you to BK - you can simply add a bookmark to your bookmark toolbar...

Binabik: Why your icon is named "vddf" - I have no idea. Try to just rename it back to "firefox", that should work ;)

I never had a problem with disappearing bookmarks, but I heard about it just this week. There is an update for both, firefox 1.5 and firefox 2.0 which should fix it.

Firefox keeps a profile for every user on your system. (It's in "%APPDATA%\Mozilla\Mozilla Firefox\Profiles").

zzzzzzz

BerniceC: i had it along with ie7 for months, use it once in a bit, more work on it needs done yet but it may be ok in the end.

Fencer: lose me easy, lol, maybe, but as long as i got my games no matter how fast or slow, i'll be here,lol

BerniceC: i was getting at that!!! as i read about the fact ones can get free site membership due to using foxfire.but as fencer hnows himself ie7 does work. as foxfire may be something later for most but not yet

Fencer: if you had of had "jk" after your statement then maybe i would have....it is like :) showing you im in a happy mood, or when Im sad

BerniceC: Don't you recognize a joke?

nightmagic: what bothers me is the fact Fencer is thinking of giving members who use FF another advantage over those that dont....I hope he says on the main BK page that this may happen because there is no way I would pay a membership and be dictated to as to what browser I can use.
I know he is just thinking about this but it dont seem to be fair to those that DONT WANT to use firefox....I have ADSL2+ which is a hell of a lot faster than normal broadband so I dont need crappy old firefox. Ive had it before and was not happy

Fencer: thanks, i would think you would want it to work fast for all, nomatter what browser anyone uses as long as it workes for them. ie7 works for me as no brainking button on foxfire, have you been working on getting a button there? if so as you said it works for you, i'll go for it as if easy access,lol