.Net pop up

blade · Post by **blade** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:34 pm

Got the above 2 times in the last 30 minutes. I have messenger disabled and I believe uninstalled. If that is a messenger pop up anyway.

Ran adaware, still got it again. Anyone know how to stop this?

*Found this:

[Start] [Run] [Regedit]
Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\MessengerService
Modify/Create the Value Data Type(s) and Value Name(s) as detailed below.
Data Type: REG_BINARY [Binary Value] // Value Name: PassportBalloon
Modify the Value Name [PassportBalloon] according to the Value Data listed below.
Value Data: [Change Value to 0A 00 00 00]
Exit Registry and Reboot

But messenger service isn't listed. Guess I did remove it before thanks to MegaVectra's tip. Then what is causing the pop up?

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:41 pm

This.. Posted By megavectra

Hope this helps bud..

eGo

***edit*** You could go through all that trouble or just run the command in the above post..

blade · Post by **blade** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 5:42 pm

Thanks, but already did that before. messenger isn't showing as installed. Tried that again and it finds nothing.

Absolut Talent · Post by **Absolut Talent** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 6:45 pm

try linux or windows 2000

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Dec 26, 2003 7:49 pm

You SURE MSN Messenger isn't installed?

That's a message you'll get whenever you have an app running that requires a .NET passport account (and MSN Messenger is one of them).

Otherwise think carefully about what you've installed recently. Some kind of service wants you to setup a passport account.

Bring up task manager and see what's running when this comes up. Check you Startups in MSCONFIG.

You might also try just signing up for a passport account (it's free - no big deal). Once you do, whatever program is trying to sign on should then come up and you can then figure out what it is and disable it.

blade · Post by **blade** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 4:14 pm

Nothing messenger shows up in places like the registry, so it must be gone.

I tried what you said, start to sign up. But it never showed what program is causing this. But now I get a sign-in box instead.

Now I believe it's from a certain sports site I go to. The last few passport pop ups have happened only when at that site.

*Confirmed, others are complaining of the same thing there.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 8:25 pm

Is it in a forum? Are some of the personal photos hosted by MSN?

blade · Post by **blade** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 11:48 pm

Yep, you hit it on the nose Mega. thanks

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