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Windows ME and Pop Ups
Grande wrote:
I have been running Windows ME for some time. A few months ago, I switched from dial up to my girlfriends DSL. She is running Windows XP Professional on her machine. She has been experiencing system disabling pop ups for some time. I found that Spybot helps keep those to a minimum. Recently, I tried to run a movie clip a friend sent me. I had an older version of Windows Media Player on my ME machine. The clip wouldn't run, and asked if I wanted to upgrade Media Player. Since I had not had a problem in the past doing so, I opted for the upgrade. Now, I too am the victim of pop up ads. I get tool bars, N-Case, and many others. When I open Microsoft Explorer web browser, I get a blinding flurry of pop up ads filling my screen. What the hey?!?! I thought with ME I didn't have the hole in my operating system that lets pop ups in. What happened?? How can I go back to the system configuration I used to have that kept me pop up free??? You could try the solution that worked for your girlfriend. And/or limit WMP's access to the net using a firewall. Rick |
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