Techie People!!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!

Post by **Jomomma** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:36 pm

What is with all the damn IE windows that seem to wanna pop up?

I have adjusted setting repeatedly only to have a gazillion IE windows open.
More like 100 at a time.
I try to cloes the group and then one by one and readjust settings and what not.
How do I stop this?
Why won't they just go away??????

Help???

Please??????

Jo

Kamikaze · Post by **Kamikaze** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:02 pm

I think I know what you mean. It happens to me just randomly sometimes. If you just leave them then they close. If you try to close them they down. If that doesn't work then I would try download some sort of Spyware software. You can get them for free off the internet.

starrynight26 · Post by **starrynight26** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 9:04 pm

I don't know about eliminating pop-ups on IE but some browsers, like Firefox, automatically block all pop-ups, so you could just download a new browser.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all.html

ChaseThisLight · Post by **ChaseThisLight** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 5:26 am

*Another shameless plug for Mozilla Firefox*

Oh my gosh this is the best thing ever. I get pop ups every once in a while, but they always pop under when ever they happen which is much less annoying. Very little spyware comes off of it as well!

silent_scream · Post by **silent_scream** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:48 pm

notmardy wrote:*Another shameless plug for Mozilla Firefox*

Oh my gosh this is the best thing ever. I get pop ups every once in a while, but they always pop under when ever they happen which is much less annoying. Very little spyware comes off of it as well!

*agrees*

goth barbie · Post by **goth barbie** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:21 am

silent_scream wrote:
notmardy wrote:*Another shameless plug for Mozilla Firefox*

Oh my gosh this is the best thing ever. I get pop ups every once in a while, but they always pop under when ever they happen which is much less annoying. Very little spyware comes off of it as well!

*agrees*

*also agrees*

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:53 am

Did you also try ad aware.

Another thing you can do is go to accessories disk cleanup and see whats installed on your computer. You may have stuf like mega buys and toolbar helper installed.

Delet these programs then go to IE options, delete cookies and files and history.

Then go to ad aware and do a system scan.

Chey

GLaDOS · Post by **GLaDOS** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:47 pm

and our Opera ^.^

Antenna · Post by **Antenna** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 1:04 pm

100 windows???

Free av guard is the way to be.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:58 pm

Im seriously considering switching to netscape

Chey

Joyce · Post by **Joyce** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:54 pm

jomomma wrote:What is with all the damn IE windows that seem to wanna pop up?
I have adjusted setting repeatedly only to have a gazillion IE windows open.
More like 100 at a time.

That's what you get for going to all those porn sites Jo.

lol

Go to www.download.com and download Spybot and Adaware. Together, they will work wonders!!! Good luck!
And.... just say NO to porn!!

hehehehe

Post by **Jomomma** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:31 pm

Joyce wrote:That's what you get for going to all those porn sites Jo. lol

Go to www.download.com and download Spybot and Adaware. Together, they will work wonders!!! Good luck!
And.... just say NO to porn!! hehehehe

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh
It's supposed to be a secret

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 1:02 am

lol. well sometimes i get stupid pop ups for no apperent reason. I just scan my computer with ad aware and my computer is good for a couple days then the cycle repeats. Dunno why though.

Chey

catlover · Post by **catlover** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 2:11 am

jomomma wrote:What is with all the damn IE windows that seem to wanna pop up?

I have adjusted setting repeatedly only to have a gazillion IE windows open.
More like 100 at a time.
I try to cloes the group and then one by one and readjust settings and what not.
How do I stop this?
Why won't they just go away??????

Help???

Please??????

Jo

no idea how to stop it...im sure ive posted here about the same thing before (like ages ago) it only ever has happened on bus, n usually it was when i tried to close the window i had open down they all wud open. n closing group wudnt work, had to be one by one or switch off n restart the puter.

they go manic poppingup dont they.......ive not had that problem since i started using firefox instead of ie for most of my net stuff, i avoid ie now if at all possible.

ben · Post by **ben** » Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:59 am

It's probably worth taking windows off 'auto restore' or whatever the backup thingy is called - by default it's set to automatic,
but a lot of trojans, virii and downloaders tend to sit in the backup/restore files - so even though you clean sweep with adaware etc, it's going to come back again and again and again.

IE remains the worst browser on earth.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:29 pm

omg thats probably part of my problem, lol im turning off the auto restore, i have absolutly no use for it.

Chey

-Kel- · Post by **-Kel-** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:14 pm

sounds like the virus my bf had.. the only thing that stopped it was re formating the computer.. sorry

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:34 pm

i tried to fix my computer again and its till having the same problem. didnt do a thing even after reformating it and everything. im giving up and getting a new computer.

Chey

-Kel- · Post by **-Kel-** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:36 pm

that doesnt sound good chey

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Jul 30, 2005 9:50 pm

its an old computer. bout 6 and a half years old.

bus

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