Rick T
May 26th 04, 09:52 PM
Grande wrote:
> I have been running Windows ME for some time. A few months
> ago, I switched from dial up to my girlfriends DSL. She is
> running Windows XP Professional on her machine. She has
> been experiencing system disabling pop ups for some time.
> I found that Spybot helps keep those to a minimum.
> Recently, I tried to run a movie clip a friend sent me. I
> had an older version of Windows Media Player on my ME
> machine. The clip wouldn't run, and asked if I wanted to
> upgrade Media Player. Since I had not had a problem in the
> past doing so, I opted for the upgrade.
> Now, I too am the victim of pop up ads. I get tool bars,
> N-Case, and many others. When I open Microsoft Explorer
> web browser, I get a blinding flurry of pop up ads filling
> my screen.
> What the hey?!?! I thought with ME I didn't have the hole
> in my operating system that lets pop ups in. What
> happened?? How can I go back to the system configuration I
> used to have that kept me pop up free???
>
You could try the solution that worked for your girlfriend. And/or limit
WMP's access to the net using a firewall.
Rick
> I have been running Windows ME for some time. A few months
> ago, I switched from dial up to my girlfriends DSL. She is
> running Windows XP Professional on her machine. She has
> been experiencing system disabling pop ups for some time.
> I found that Spybot helps keep those to a minimum.
> Recently, I tried to run a movie clip a friend sent me. I
> had an older version of Windows Media Player on my ME
> machine. The clip wouldn't run, and asked if I wanted to
> upgrade Media Player. Since I had not had a problem in the
> past doing so, I opted for the upgrade.
> Now, I too am the victim of pop up ads. I get tool bars,
> N-Case, and many others. When I open Microsoft Explorer
> web browser, I get a blinding flurry of pop up ads filling
> my screen.
> What the hey?!?! I thought with ME I didn't have the hole
> in my operating system that lets pop ups in. What
> happened?? How can I go back to the system configuration I
> used to have that kept me pop up free???
>
You could try the solution that worked for your girlfriend. And/or limit
WMP's access to the net using a firewall.
Rick