Pop Ups

From: Ken (off2theairport_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 05/20/03 

Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 19:19:35 -0700

Hi there:
I use "POW" to get rid of my pop ups and it is FREE.
http://www.analogx.com/contents/download/network/pow.htm

And it is easy to use.

Good luck

>-----Original Message-----
>I have gone through this message board and read through
>the advice of all these people as to how to get rid of
>these annoying messanger popups, and I understand about
>the firewall. But I have AOL, and I also download music
>with my computer and a firewall will interfere with
>that. Is there a firewall out there that I can get that
>will work with AOL and that I can adjust to my
>downloading program for my mp3's, that is FREE, not just
>a free trial? Personally, I feel if Microsoft put
Window
>XP users in this position, with these pop ups, they
>should offer a simple solution for ALL of thier users.
>It would be the right thing to do. I have always been
>pleased with Microsoft products, but these popups are
>very obnoxious and distracting.
>.
>

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