XP SP2 Pop-up Blocker

From: PeteW (PeteW_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/20/04

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Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:43:06 -0700

I have configured my XP Home edition SP2 options to have the pop-up blocker
active. I did run a Spybot software and cleaned all known spyware.

Yet I am still getting pop-up ads. Suggestions? Is there a configuration
setting I missed?

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