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Messenger Popup Blocker?

Mar 17, 2004 2:58AM PST

Can someone please suggest a goodblocker of those annoying popup boxes that popup all the time? Half of them are for tools to stop the popups but I dont trust crap that advertises itself so shamelessly...not to mention in the way that it's supposed to stop.

So help, please?

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Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 17, 2004 3:52AM PST
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Here is how
Mar 17, 2004 4:18AM PST
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Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 17, 2004 5:45AM PST
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Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 17, 2004 6:50AM PST

Othello,

In addition to the above excellent suggestions for disabling "Windows Messenger Service" you might like to also take a look at the new "MSN Toolbar" that includes a popup blocker. The toolbar is compatible with Internet Explorer 6 and maybe others. Read more and download here:

http://toolbar.msn.com/

Best of luck,

Happy

Glenn

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Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 17, 2004 2:16PM PST

Google search engine has a toolbar you can download that has an excellent POPups blocker.

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Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 18, 2004 7:54AM PST

Thanks guys for the fixes.

Also, I already have used the Google toolbar for about a year and a half and am very happy with it.

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Re:Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 20, 2004 1:28AM PST

Hi;

I'd like to ask, if anyone knows, does the Google toolbar have spyware? I've been very apprehensive to use it, or any of these downloadable tools because I have been quite suspicious about their use of spyware.

Thanks.

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Re:Messenger Popup Blocker?
Mar 21, 2004 2:21PM PST

Google has a good option for free.
Just download the tool-bar and set up the Popup blocker.
Oscar