Re: Pop-up ad filtering

From: Sandi - Microsoft MVP (sandi_hardmeier_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/01/03 

Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:02:27 +0800

Your computer may have been hijacked. For information about pop-up windows,
how to get rid of them, and prevent them in the future have a look at the
link below:

http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#pop_up 

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Sandi Hardmeier - Microsoft MVP since 1999
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer
"fp" <jfpilmer@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:044e01c33daa$75fd1200$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I have Windows ME. In the past week I have had a flood of
> pop-up ads, some of which are very offensive. We are using
> Comcast broadband for Internet connection. In one answer
> to a related question I was informed some versions of
> Windows have an Admin Tool called Messenger than can be
> turned off to discourage these pop ups. I can't find
> Messenger on my system.
> *Is there something in Windows that I can adjust to fix
> the problem or am I going to have to buy a pop-up filter?
> *If the latter, which ones do you recommend?

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