Re: critical update screwed up my computer

From: Alan Levy (levy@nospaminteraccess.com)
Date: 08/23/02 

From: "Alan Levy" <levy@nospaminteraccess.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:13:13 -0500

Char:

I have loaded all the critical updates thus far on two computers and have
yet to get any pop-ups you have described. Have you loaded any other
applications or software that automatically issue pop-ups. For example
NetZero was known for giving pop-ups.

Have a nice day,
Alan 

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Microsoft MVP
"char" <lcas@netnitco.net> wrote in message
news:77e401c24aca$f0167cd0$3aef2ecf@TKMSFTNGXA09...
> This week I downloaded a critical update. Since then I
> have an annoying pop up ad for "Microsoft Word Perfect
> 2002 Try before you buy"  ad that cannot be removed. The
> only way to close it out is cont. alt. delete. then
> within minutes its back. I have went to add remove
> programs, and it is listed there, yet when I try to
> remove it it says there are no Corel products in my
> computer to remove. I have set my computer back to last
> Friday (before I did the download) and it still happens.
> I have tried to download it in order to remove it, yet
> nothing works....its driving me insane!!!!!! I spent 90
> minutes yesterday on the phone with HP tech support, and
> they couldnt even figure it out! How can I get a popup ad
> from a critical update?!?!? Yet along with that, there
> are 27 Windows Hotfix things now in my add-remove
> programs....Im so confused...I thought critical updates
> were necessary, yet they cause this?

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