pop-ups,,,, how to stop them
Junior User
Joined: Oct 2003
Posts: 89
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From: Central New York
http://stopzilla.com/
this has blocked thousands of pop-ups for me....well worth the money
EDIT: didn't notice it until now..right below is the same link on this page
this has blocked thousands of pop-ups for me....well worth the money
EDIT: didn't notice it until now..right below is the same link on this page
Freshman User
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 33
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From: Euless, Texas
Or you can keep IE, but use an upgrade to it called Avant Browser.
www.avantbrowser.com
Completely free, great pop-up blocker, plus you get tabbed browsing. For those of you not familiar with tabbed browsing, you can open multiple windows without using keyboard shortcuts (just a click of the wheel), plus the new windows open up inside the program instead of filling up your task bar. Functions just like IE, except it has all the nice features IE doesnt. Make sure to read the help file to learn full functionallity of the tabbed browsing (you'll wonder how you ever lived without it!).
~J
www.avantbrowser.com
Completely free, great pop-up blocker, plus you get tabbed browsing. For those of you not familiar with tabbed browsing, you can open multiple windows without using keyboard shortcuts (just a click of the wheel), plus the new windows open up inside the program instead of filling up your task bar. Functions just like IE, except it has all the nice features IE doesnt. Make sure to read the help file to learn full functionallity of the tabbed browsing (you'll wonder how you ever lived without it!).
~J
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,773
Likes: 7
From: On the road in Ohio
to stop pop-ups , you need to turn off the messenger service, this is what sends a signal out, that you are online, which is how you get pop-ups. just follow the steps and you will have no more pop-ups.I don't get pop-ups using IE,since i did this...
To Disable the Messenger Service Manually:
-- Click on the Start button in the taskbar
-- Open Control Panels
-- Go to "Administrative Tools" (XP users may need to go to "Performance and Maintenance" first, then "Administrative Tools")
-- Double-click on "Services"
-- Scroll down to "Messenger"
-- Double-click on "Messenger"
-- Change the Startup type to "Disabled"
-- Click "Stop" to stop the service
To Re-Enable Manually:
Follow the above steps, but change the Startup type to "Automatic," then click "Apply," then click "Start" under Service Status.
Note:
You must be logged on as an Administrator for the automatic fix to work.
To Disable the Messenger Service Manually:
-- Click on the Start button in the taskbar
-- Open Control Panels
-- Go to "Administrative Tools" (XP users may need to go to "Performance and Maintenance" first, then "Administrative Tools")
-- Double-click on "Services"
-- Scroll down to "Messenger"
-- Double-click on "Messenger"
-- Change the Startup type to "Disabled"
-- Click "Stop" to stop the service
To Re-Enable Manually:
Follow the above steps, but change the Startup type to "Automatic," then click "Apply," then click "Start" under Service Status.
Note:
You must be logged on as an Administrator for the automatic fix to work.
Last edited by f=2504by497; Oct 17, 2004 at 03:51 PM.
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,773
Likes: 7
From: On the road in Ohio
all the update did was to turn off the messenger service 
pop-ups see your computer when you are online, when messenger service is active....its bill gates way of saying hi to every one......
pop-ups see your computer when you are online, when messenger service is active....its bill gates way of saying hi to every one......
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