David Lynn
December 5th 03, 12:20 AM
Dave, thanks for the suggestion about spybot. I still
want to take a look at that, but I seem to have solved my
problem without it this time.
What happened is interesting. Since it made since that
something had been downloaded from the internet and was
running in the background, I decided to do a little
checking myself before trying the suggestions people had
given me. I decided to look at the Downloaded Programs
folder associated with Internet Explorer (right click on
Internet Explorer > Properties > General Tab > Settings >
View Objects). While I often clean up temporary internet
files, I had not looked at this folder for a while. I
had about 20 items downloaded there. But something was
odd. Two items showed a status of "Installed". A couple
had a status "Unknown". The rest showed
status "Damaged". I had read that it was okay to delete
these objects, so, since most of them were damaged
anyway, I decided to delete them all. I really don't
know how they got damaged, but they were evidently
confusing the system. As soon as I deleted them, all my
problems went away. Now my local folders open in split
seconds - the way they are supposed to. And ... no pop-
ups!
Any ideas about why this worked?
>-----Original Message-----
>There are a number of reasons why this is happening, but
>most likely there is a program that has been installed
on
>your computer and is now running in the background.
This
>can happen when you visit a shady website (even
>unintentionally). Sometimes it's a result of a program
>that you *meant* to install, such as Kazaa.
>
>Programs exist to find and eliminate these types of
>applications. The one I use is called SpyBot. Go to
>Google and do a search for "spybot search and destroy".
>Download the program and read the instructions.
>
>Another option is to use a web browser like Opera, which
>has built-in pop-up blocking, not to mention other neat
>features.
>
>Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am getting internet pop-up ad windows when I try to
use
>>Windows Explorer. I am NOT trying to access the
>>internet. I am only trying to access local resources.
>>Not only do the adds pop up when I open Windows
Explorer,
>>but also when I do anything that utilizes Windows
>>Explorer (for example, when I try to open My Computer,
>>the Recycle Bin, or any other folder on my desktop, the
>>system insists on accessing the internet to download
>>advertisements). Not only is this annoying, but it is
>>slowing down my system by wasting time on the internet
>>when it should be opening the local folder.
>>
>>This problem only started yesterday, April 28, after my
>>son came home from school. I tried System Restore back
>>to Saturday April 26, but this did not help. I am
>>running Windows XP Pro and have cable internet access
>>through a home network with a router. I use Internet
>>Explorer for the internet, Outlook Express for email,
and
>>AOL Instant Messenger for messaging.
>>
>>If anyone knows how to fix this problem, I would
greatly
>>appreciate it. Thanks.
>>.
>>
>.
>
want to take a look at that, but I seem to have solved my
problem without it this time.
What happened is interesting. Since it made since that
something had been downloaded from the internet and was
running in the background, I decided to do a little
checking myself before trying the suggestions people had
given me. I decided to look at the Downloaded Programs
folder associated with Internet Explorer (right click on
Internet Explorer > Properties > General Tab > Settings >
View Objects). While I often clean up temporary internet
files, I had not looked at this folder for a while. I
had about 20 items downloaded there. But something was
odd. Two items showed a status of "Installed". A couple
had a status "Unknown". The rest showed
status "Damaged". I had read that it was okay to delete
these objects, so, since most of them were damaged
anyway, I decided to delete them all. I really don't
know how they got damaged, but they were evidently
confusing the system. As soon as I deleted them, all my
problems went away. Now my local folders open in split
seconds - the way they are supposed to. And ... no pop-
ups!
Any ideas about why this worked?
>-----Original Message-----
>There are a number of reasons why this is happening, but
>most likely there is a program that has been installed
on
>your computer and is now running in the background.
This
>can happen when you visit a shady website (even
>unintentionally). Sometimes it's a result of a program
>that you *meant* to install, such as Kazaa.
>
>Programs exist to find and eliminate these types of
>applications. The one I use is called SpyBot. Go to
>Google and do a search for "spybot search and destroy".
>Download the program and read the instructions.
>
>Another option is to use a web browser like Opera, which
>has built-in pop-up blocking, not to mention other neat
>features.
>
>Dave
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I am getting internet pop-up ad windows when I try to
use
>>Windows Explorer. I am NOT trying to access the
>>internet. I am only trying to access local resources.
>>Not only do the adds pop up when I open Windows
Explorer,
>>but also when I do anything that utilizes Windows
>>Explorer (for example, when I try to open My Computer,
>>the Recycle Bin, or any other folder on my desktop, the
>>system insists on accessing the internet to download
>>advertisements). Not only is this annoying, but it is
>>slowing down my system by wasting time on the internet
>>when it should be opening the local folder.
>>
>>This problem only started yesterday, April 28, after my
>>son came home from school. I tried System Restore back
>>to Saturday April 26, but this did not help. I am
>>running Windows XP Pro and have cable internet access
>>through a home network with a router. I use Internet
>>Explorer for the internet, Outlook Express for email,
and
>>AOL Instant Messenger for messaging.
>>
>>If anyone knows how to fix this problem, I would
greatly
>>appreciate it. Thanks.
>>.
>>
>.
>