Yep, that could be it. Guess we'll know soon. :-) From the sound of it though she sounded very annoyed & surprised she was getting them prompting me to think spyware.....other than IM that is. -Clint
God Bless Us All Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ben Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> She may be getting messenger pop ups, Clint. There are a lot of those running around. Helene, what programs do you have open when you get pop ups? Do you get pop ups when you just have Outlook Express open? I've heard pretty good things about Mindspring's pop up blocker. I'd give that a try. Ben Moore ----- Original Message ----- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > Helene that still doesn't explain WHY you are getting the > popups. Like I mentioned yesterday; You have spyware or > trackware of some kind on PC that needs to be removed. > -Clint > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Helene Leavitt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi All. > While playing with my new computer.. I noticed on Earthlink. > there IS a > pop-up blocker..It was never available before. when I had > Netscape..cause I > had the older version of Earthlink..Now, that I have total > access.. I can > eliminate pop-ups.. I just configured it.. to "only allow > pop-ups from sites > I chose". and right now.. I'm not chosing ANY sites.. > > So, hopefully, this will eliminate the pop-ups.. We'll see. > > I really dont want to switch browsers again. I just am getting > used to..(and > enjoying) the features of IE.. (being I had Netscape for all > the time I was > on the computer before... ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
