Discussion Locked

IE Explorer Pop Ups

0 helpful

2 replies

by nightfly1313 Jul 2, 2003 last reply Jul 2, 2003

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

I have Windows XP running on my home PC and without IE Explorer running I get several pop up windows. I know Explorer is intergrated in the OS, but does anyone have any ideas?

2 replies

by nikki96 Jul 2, 2003

This is from people spamming your messenger port. Close the port, disable the service, or get a good firewall. Or do all of them, like I do. :)

See
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/techbull/CIACTech03-001.shtml

(remove spaces in pasted URLs)

by matt_s Jul 2, 2003

I second the get a firewall advice.

How about todays techrepublic article ;)
https://www.techrepublic.com/article.jhtml?id=r00320030702wax01.htm&page=1&vf=tt

This discussion is closed to new replies.

2 replies

Trending Windows Forum posts

How are you using AI agents in your daily workflow

What is the most annoying Windows problem you have faced and what finally fixed it

Windows 11 Application Crashing and System Performance Issues

Do You Save Useful Windows Tutorial Videos for Later

Is WSL still relevant in 2026?