Re: help me stop pop-ups!!

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From: Chad Harris (ddram32_nospam_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/13/04 

Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:03:58 -0400

Jude--

There are many *free* pop-up blockers, and one of the features of XP SP2
that has now gone public, and is relatively bug free for a Beta is a built
in pop-up blocker. Tentatively XP SP2 is scheduled for RTM by MSFT on
7/21/04 but that could change of course. I think that the SP2 pop-up
blocker works extremely well, and they are doing a nice job of offering you
several options in connection with it up on the toolbar for changing
settings for it on the fly. These will get you going if you don't want to
install the SP2 Public Beta until it's RTM soon when you can get the
finished version:

>From Panic Ware--Free Pop Up Stopper Companion Toolbar (Free version works
well)

http://www.panicware.com/

http://www.panicware.com/product_downloads.html

>From Kelly's XP A to Z: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm

Pop Up Killer

http://software.xfx.net/utilities/popupkiller/index.php

http://www.defendersoftware.com/

Google Toolbar with Built in Pop Up Stopper (Google Toolbar is very useful):

http://toolbar.google.com/

Review on Google: http://www.surfsafely.com/surfsafety/news/2004-01-09.html

Further pop up stoppers:

PC World Free Pop Up Stopper:

http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download/0,fid,8060,fileidx,1,00.asp

Windows XP SP2 Public Preview: RC1
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/sp2preview.mspx

Changes to Functionality in Windows XP SP2:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/sp2chngs.mspx

XP SP2 Popup Stopper:

http://www.eweek.com/print_article/0,1761,a=114682,00.asp

hth,

Chad Harris

"jude okolie" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1bc3001c4516d$25401ba0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I am using windows-xp. I have pop up ads from a spyware
> company that bedevil me every time I log on to the web.
> The pop-ups launch again when I visit my yahoo inbox,
> every page!
>
> I want to know how to stop this infuriating intrusion on
> your otherwise wonderful new windows xp.
>
> Thanks --Jude

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