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05-12-2003, 05:18 AM
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Member (5 bit)
Join Date: May 2003
Location: 2nd left past the post office, then first right by pub, UK
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Pop-up Hell
I am using AOL 8, which has, at last, a great pop up blocker. However, I'm still getting those damn annoying grey boxes, telling me that my pc is open to hackers and pop ups.
Anybody know how to get rid of them for good? I'm using XP Pro. |
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05-12-2003, 09:37 AM
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Member (14 bit)
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada
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Go to Start > Run > and type in: services.msc
Find "Messenger", and stop the service, and set it to "Manual" instead of automatic, or you can set it to "Disabled" if you don't use it at all. p.s. Welcome to PCMech! 
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05-12-2003, 10:01 AM
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Member (5 bit)
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Oh Thank God!
Why is it always something so simple? Thanks! You've saved my sanity!
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05-13-2003, 08:04 PM
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Location: Oakdale California
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Thanks from me too!!
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05-14-2003, 06:51 AM
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Sibak
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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Welcome aboard you guys!
I LOVE THIS PLACE!!
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05-14-2003, 07:49 AM
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Member (5 bit)
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Thanks to all on the other side of the Atlantic!
I think I'll be spending quite a bit of time in here! Hey you guys, how do you get those excellent mascotts under your names? I feel I should be waving the Union Jack around a bit! lol ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 'Musicians never die......................................They just de-compose' ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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05-14-2003, 09:38 AM
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Member (14 bit)
Join Date: Mar 1999
Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada
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When you reach 1024 posts, you get a custom avatar.
For now, just keep posting questions and aswers, and you'll be there before you know it. Welcome all to PCMech! 
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05-14-2003, 10:46 AM
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Member (5 bit)
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Nice one, but why 1024 posts? I mean, why not 1023 or 1025? That's a question I bet even Douglas Adams couldn't answer!
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05-14-2003, 11:18 AM
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Professional gadfly
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05-22-2003, 05:11 PM
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Member (10 bit)
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Massachusetts-Spirit of America
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hmm? at the rate I'm going, so I will get that icon in yr 2010 yet. LoL! No regrets though, coz I learned lots of things here.
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05-23-2003, 01:58 PM
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Member (5 bit)
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Well I gues I'd better keep asking those questions then! lol
 I have to agree with you though, this place has been a god send. |
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05-23-2003, 04:08 PM
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Sibak
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
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It only took me THREE YEARS
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05-23-2003, 05:20 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Washington
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AOL
You could allways just throw away AOL and why does aol
send all those dang frisbees aka:"aol signup cd" they are garbage... Anyway yeah get IE and have a cable connection through some place like alls we get here is Charter Communications.. |
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05-23-2003, 05:23 PM
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Aerospace
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: MN, USA
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Because they make millions from people who happen to stick those "frisbees" intot here PCs.
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05-23-2003, 05:32 PM
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Banned
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Location: Washington
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Hahaha well they are pretty lame... For Example Take this sample:
1. aol doesnt allow some frames/Iframes 2.Slow connection 3.Disconnects 4.i would know i had aol Pluses 1.+all the spam you get in your email you can print off and use as toilet paper 2.+i can feed my dog the AOL cds AOL= (A)ll of us (O)wns you (L)osers lol that probly didnt sound too good |
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05-24-2003, 01:07 PM
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Mike - let's take it easy on the AOL bashing here.
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05-24-2003, 04:59 PM
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Banned
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Location: Washington
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ok lol
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05-25-2003, 10:15 PM
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Computer Geek
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: West Lothian, SCOTLAND, United Kingdom
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Reboot, I've just been linked to this thread, problem solved! THANKS!
As for AOL, easy first stop for new internet users and still popular in the United Kingdom so yes, go easy on them please!
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05-25-2003, 11:50 PM
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Member (7 bit)
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisc
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This is not an AOL bash, but a single word that descibes the company - "McAOL"
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