Re: pop up ads

Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 13:56:08 -0400
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsme.general
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Linda,
Scan for SpyWare with freeware at
www.lavasoftusa.com and it will find other pests as well.
Do a complete virus scan with current virus definitions.
Also, become familiar with what's running in the background. Look in your
StartUp
folder and also Start/Run/msconfig StartUp. Learn about what you can disable
or remove here:
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm
Some pop ups may be associated with software you have that you like. On
occasion, freeware is ad-supported, and some include pop-ups. If you have a
particular freeware that includes pop-ups, you may have to uninstall the
software to get rid of the pop-ups.
Software that kills pop-ups may cause some other software or web sites to
not function or view correctly, but there are several of those from which to
choose.
Tony
"Linda" <email-address-deleted> wrote in message
news:015801c33d9b$80cd0190$email-address-deleted...
Is there a way to stop pop up ads from running in the
background even when you are not on the internet?