What is the best way to stop popup windows in XP 4

[Righty]

I have a computer running Win XP Home. I deleted cookies and cache but p[op up windows are still keep arrearing. I know you can download add killers on line, but is there any other way to stop them? Also do I need to download an add killer for each user on XP? and what is the best free one to use or are there any that are free and worthwile?

 

[smah]

What kind of pop ups? Do they say 'Messenger Service' in the title bar?

Check the FAQ's in the Broswer Issues forum forum608.

 

[linney]

Have a read of this article.

Pop Ups.

http://www.graphinex.com/articles/popups.html

 

[Dickeyboy]

If you are willing to spend $29.99 per year, I recommend Stopzilla. I downloaded a free one month trial and was so convinced, I bought the year. Go to Stopzilla.com.

 

[AP81]

If you are willing to spend nothing (like me), I recommend downloading either Avant Browser (recommneded) OR myIE2. They are about a meg to download, are freeware and run using your IE settings. There are really an enhanced version of IE, and function 100% as IE does.

 

[PsionicStorm]

StopZilla is an awesome program right out of the box. There are virtually no settings to play with, just a couple buttons to allow/disallow pop-ups. However, I've had problems with Stopzilla on my Windows XP pro install. Explorer keeps bombing out on me, and restarting. When I check event viewer, There is an event stating that explorer had errors and had to be restarted, and referenced to the faulting module: is3core.dll. I did some searches and didn't find much until I ran into an article about StopZilla which refererenced is3core.dll. I guessed that the only solution at the time was to remove Stopzilla, which is a bloody shame because I think it is the best pop-up blocker I've seen to date. After the de-install of StopZilla, my problems went away. Anyway, I'm going to research this further, and hopefully find a fix for the problem, as I totally recommend this production besides the fault that it had.

 

[Ed2020]

Download and use Opera. It has built in pop-up blockers - just turn 'em on and away you go.

Also go to

http://www.grc.com

and download the "Shoot the Messenger" program.

Ed Metcalfe.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[Kjonnnn]

If you've IE, Google does the trick for us.

 

[hesevil]

::nod::

google's toolbar has a popup blocking option that works superbly. however, it will only work for 'real' popups (web scripts) and not adware

-jamieson

 

[jfp23]

The Mozilla browser is free and has built in pop-up blocking that works great.

 

[Ed2020]

If you suspect Adware is the cause then download Ad-Aware from

http://www.lavasoft.de

Ed.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[kiddpete]

Run Spybot S&D and Adaware for starters. Some spyware will call for pop ups. Add Zone Alarm which has a pop up blocker and you should be in business.

 

[Ed2020]

Spybot's a very good piece of software - it picks up several items that AdAware misses. Watch out for false-positives though, I've had a few.

Ed.

Please do not feed the trolls.....

 

[joesil]

Hi,

You can download crazy browser, which is a tab version of IE with built in pop up filter.

Or

Try a program called secretmaker (

http://www.secretmaker.com/)

it is freeware and does the job really well.

Hope this helps!
Joe

 

[mach04]

I use Pop-up Stopper its totally FREE and works fine. It doesn't use much Ram and its the best freeware I have come across. Go for it.

 

[bcastner]

XP Service Pack 2
The technical preview is available now:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/sp2preview.mspx

 

[technome]

Import Spybots host file to you host file, get the adwatch.exe option for Adaware, in the plus package

 

[technome]

Before deploying XP service pack 2 read this....

http://www.crn.com/sections/breakin...id=VVPFIRZXAVGHYQSNDBESKHA?articleId=23905071

 

[mlichstein]

If you enjoy being innundated with FUD, read the above article. It is filled with many inaccuracies, little details, and things that are just plain wrong.

 

[technome]

You can pick out all the inacurracies you want, SP2 is still screwed up, Ms just pushed up the final release again