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Rockmeister
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Ok, I've removed it. Let me see if it pops up again. I'll be back.
Rockmeister
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I think its fixed. Thank you again rhuber. 
Rockmeister
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Wow...this sure has been a lovely evening full of spyware. 
Rockmeister
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Ok, I am really getting frustrated. When I went back to put in my comcast/my home page, I rebooted my system and then I open up internet explorer and guess what....its back!rhuber said:Let's cross our fingers.
That "allowed list" grows in the popup blocker settings over time just from the occasional authorizing of them here and there (which is fine), but it doesn't hurt anything to clear them periodically. Hopefully that's all it was.
rhuber, when I sent you my home page, did you restart your pc? Because that is what I did and that's how that pop up came back up.
Rockmeister
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Yea, just the home page. Let me do another website and reboot and see if it pops up again. Be back in a few.
Rockmeister
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Now, my problem is happening intermittenly. And its only happening on my home page (comcast), but no other websites (yahoo, msn, cnn, etc...)
I've heard of occassional issues with SP2 immediately after its release, but I really haven't heard of anything big since then. SP2 has an issue with Compaq (or was it HP) computers that come with XP preinstalled, but there's a downloadable fix for that on their site that you're supposed to install before sp2. Other than that... I haven't heard of many issues lately.Mad D said:
AceKingSuited
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You might want to look into using Mozilla's Firefox browser. Less vulnerable to exploits, and blocks adware/spyware. Has tabbed browsing, and awesome customability too.
nebs
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Mozilla's Firefox browser is awesome. Love it. It's worth a look..http://www.mozilla.org/
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Rockmeister
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I've been thinking about it alot and about to install it. Thanks.AceKingSuited said:
To those using the GiantAntiSpyware Trial
When this thread was active, I directed a few people to a trial version of Giant Antispyware... a great antispyware program... but the trial has probably run out by now, and Giant Antispyware is no longer available, because it has been purchased by Microsoft with the intention of eventually incorporating it into new security features of windows systems.
Microsoft is now releasing a beta version of their new build of that product (for users of windows 2000 and windows XP). You can check it out here.
Note: I'm posting this only because this download (though still in beta) is the successor to the Giant Antispyware software that I directed some people to earlier, which may no longer be serving them - but was in fact, far superior than other antispyware products available, which I assume is why MS purchased it.
Whether or not you are inclined to use beta software (beta typically refers to final, or near final testing phase) is up to you... but I just wanted to give a heads up. The final version should be available soon.
When this thread was active, I directed a few people to a trial version of Giant Antispyware... a great antispyware program... but the trial has probably run out by now, and Giant Antispyware is no longer available, because it has been purchased by Microsoft with the intention of eventually incorporating it into new security features of windows systems.
Microsoft is now releasing a beta version of their new build of that product (for users of windows 2000 and windows XP). You can check it out here.
Note: I'm posting this only because this download (though still in beta) is the successor to the Giant Antispyware software that I directed some people to earlier, which may no longer be serving them - but was in fact, far superior than other antispyware products available, which I assume is why MS purchased it.
Whether or not you are inclined to use beta software (beta typically refers to final, or near final testing phase) is up to you... but I just wanted to give a heads up. The final version should be available soon.
Did anybody see how Bill Gates pulled Ashley Simpson stunt at CES presentation few days ago
"During a demonstration of digital photography with a soon-to-be-released Nikon camera, a Windows Media Center PC froze and wouldn't respond to Gates' pushing of the remote control.
Later in the 90-minute presentation, a product manager demonstrated the ostensible user-friendliness of a video game expected to hit retail stores in April, Forza Motor Sport. But instead of configuring a custom-designed race car, the computer monitor displayed the dreaded "blue screen of death" and warned, "out of system memory." "
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/01/05/financial0019EST0249.DTL
"During a demonstration of digital photography with a soon-to-be-released Nikon camera, a Windows Media Center PC froze and wouldn't respond to Gates' pushing of the remote control.
Later in the 90-minute presentation, a product manager demonstrated the ostensible user-friendliness of a video game expected to hit retail stores in April, Forza Motor Sport. But instead of configuring a custom-designed race car, the computer monitor displayed the dreaded "blue screen of death" and warned, "out of system memory." "
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2005/01/05/financial0019EST0249.DTL
Ryle
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Looks like Microsoft has turned around and offered the giant anti-spyware.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en
They just purchased Giant software and this will be done with monthly updates.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=321cd7a2-6a57-4c57-a8bd-dbf62eda9671&DisplayLang=en
They just purchased Giant software and this will be done with monthly updates.
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