RE: Pop-Ups?

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Activate your firewall. First of all, do you have SP2 (Service Pack)
installed?
It has a built-in firewall. If not, go here:
Order Windows XP Service Pack 2 on CD (it is FREE)

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/sp2/cdorder/en_us/default.mspx

If you have SP2 installed, go here:
Start>Control Panel>Security Center and activate the Firewall (top of list).

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"plc" wrote:

> I'm getting un-controlable pop-ups and automatic files trying to d/l on my
> laptop WinXp. I have Another IE Pop-Up Killer installed, but something go
> d/l'd on my PC which has pop-up popping up over the pop-up killer. Any
> suggestions to stop the un-wanted automatic d/l's and pop-up i.e., casino
> games, free trips etc, etc... Thanks.
.

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