Popups

[africancichlidau]

No, nothing to do with our Bottle Top Superhero but the annoying web based thingys!!
I am getting heaps of them tonight and the only thing I have open is MS Explorer and logged in to APS. Is it something to do with this site or not?

 

[lutzd]

Not happening to me, Phil. What sort of popups are they? What's the URL of the popups?

 

[almaron]

This happens when you have many porn sites open in other windows Afro. Close out the porn, and problem will go away.

 

[Bendragon]

He's right - they're all gone

 

[Fangs]

Download a copy of "Opera Browser".Go to file>>quick preferences>>Refuse popup windows.

easy eh?

 

[africancichlidau]

OK ALmaron, Guess I'll have to put up with the popups then

 

[africancichlidau]

Thanks Fangs but it's ages since I've been to the Opera.

URL Dai Bach? How on earth would I know that, they don't have address bars

 

[lutzd]

answer

Right click the popup page and select properties - that should give you the address.

Also, using View, Source can sometimes give you some useful information about the page too!

You could also install a "pop-up stopper" program. There's lot's of freeware programs out there. Have a hunt around using Google (doncha just love Google?)! :wink:

 

[africancichlidau]

Now that brings back some memories, long time since I've had a google Dont see how it'll help me with this though

 

[Simon_Archibald]

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[Administrator]

Yeah, seems that some adware causes popups on our site, not sure why (maybe the Fastclick banners). This was happening on dad's computer, I used Adaware and SpyBot Search and Destroy and then everything was fine.

 

[africancichlidau]

Adaware and Spy Bot? My Gott I'm confused now

 

[Administrator]

Try searching for it at www.download.com

 

[africancichlidau]

Well my little popup problem seems to have abated all of it's own free will
Fingers crossed it stays that way