So for the first time in my nearly 9 years on the net I got hit by a nasty Trojan at work. More my impatience rather than my noobness that caused this. Anyways I reinstall XP and started getting random MSN Messenger popups from the Server telling me they found some virus. Googling around I ran into this article, if it helps anyone.
[url]http://www.pcreview.co.uk/articles/Windows/Disabling_Messenger_Service_Pop-ups/[/url]