POPUPS?

You may have Windows messaging turned on (Not MSN).

A simple Google search for "Windows Messaging" produces this:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/learnmore/stopspam.mspx

If it isn't Windows Messaging, you may have virus or adware problems.

I assume you have up-to-date and actve antivirus (AVG Free is pretty good, but you neeed minimum XP with Service Pack 2- check out

http://free.avg.com/ww.download-avg-anti-virus-free-edition

Reserve a fair amount of time for the scans. Down load, install, UPDATE and run Adaware (Google search for it) and "Spybot Search and Destroy"

If you have real problems, check out HijackThis

http://www.download.com/Trend-Micro-HijackThis/3000-8022_4-10227353.html

and read howto use it at

http://forums.whatthetech.com/forums.html

John
August 2008

if you install a google toolbar it has a free pop-up blocker on it an that should help

tracey
June 2008