posted on January 7, 2004 04:57:37 AM new
anyone know what to do about constant, uninterrupting ALTAVISTA pop-up screens that are non-stop? I've tried all i know including looking at the registry to take out suspecting entries, running AD-AWARE.
This is making posting to Ebay difficult; anyone experience this / have an answer? thanks.
posted on January 7, 2004 05:27:55 AM new
yeahwell, have you tried specifically blocking them from your privacy/cookie settings? Also spybot might take care of it.
posted on January 7, 2004 05:50:21 PM new
get a browser that will let you block popups altogether, Internet Exploder is not necessary.
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posted on January 7, 2004 09:15:29 PM new
Quit using altavista as your search engine. Or get a simple pop-up blocker. Type in pop up blocker in a search and you will find many free blockers that will do just fine. I happen to use panicware's blocker. Nice thing about it is that I can turn it on and off when ever I need it.
posted on January 8, 2004 05:37:22 AM new
I tried using a pop up stopper when I first heard about them. But they didn't work for me as I like to have more than one web page open and it wouldn't let me do that. But I haven't had any problems with the Google toolbar.
posted on January 8, 2004 06:12:32 AM new
If you dont mind changing web browsers you can use opera web browser, it has a built in pop-up blocker that works great. It also has a built in ebay search that comes in very handy. I use it for almost everything and it works great. My favorite feature is the tabbed web browsing.
posted on January 8, 2004 09:12:42 AM new
Opera rocks! It is the fastest browser, as they say. It has many features that make one think, "Why doesn't IE do that?" It makes IE look like a product created by soulless drones in colorless offices at a mega corporation.
The free Opera browser is available at opera.com, or you can buy the ad free version there for $39.
