damn pop-up ads

chrisbb · 12-11-2007, 12:25 PM

is there any way to stop those ads that are layed on top of the text you are trying to read? drives me crazy. they are not exactly pop-ups i guess, not a new window

Teri B. · 12-11-2007, 12:32 PM

I just asked our tech guy, cause he also set up my home computer, and I never get pop-ups. He said the web browers, Explorer/Firefox, will stop them unless you go to "sketcy" websites.

chrisbb · 12-11-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Teri B.

I just asked our tech guy, cause he also set up my home computer, and I never get pop-ups. He said the web browers, Explorer/Firefox, will stop them unless you go to "sketcy" websites.

i use explorer, but i always get them on the MSN website. i may have answered my own question

DRS112 · 12-11-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisbb

is there any way to stop those ads that are layed on top of the text you are trying to read? drives me crazy. they are not exactly pop-ups i guess, not a new window

Usually they will have a little X or "close" icon on them...

chrisbb · 12-11-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by DRS112

Usually they will have a little X or "close" icon on them...

i know, but i want to stop them from opening in the first place. they are not as bad as pop-ups, cause there is only one, but they still annoy me

DRS112 · 12-11-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisbb

i know, but i want to stop them from opening in the first place. they are not as bad as pop-ups, cause there is only one, but they still annoy me

I don't know if there is anyway to stop it....maybe if you quit visiting so many porn sites that would help?

chrisbb · 12-11-2007, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DRS112

I don't know if there is anyway to stop it....maybe if you quit visiting so many porn sites that would help?

if they were porn ads, would i be complaining?

they happen on the MSN homepage. i am guessing explorere will stop them on any page except a microsoft page.

i have seen ford and smirnoff ads 5 million times now

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