KenK wrote:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in
:

In message , Paul
writes:
KenK wrote:
I notice recently that a window appears shortly after some web sites
load, blocking the site's contants, with no exit 'X' in the upper
right. Usually getting you to sign up for something or other with
your email address. Like you don't already receive enough spem! is
there any way to make these go away without signing up? Probably not.

If you have the AdBlockPlus extension (red octagon with ABP on it),
click on the little triangle next to it and pick "Select element to
hide". I find this effective in dismissing popovers. You undo them by
selecting Filter preferences for the same list, under the Custom
filters.
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remove to reset an extension like this. And besides, Chrome isn't
likely to work on WinXP anyway, so I suppose this isn't that

IIRR, it did; not the latest version, but still one that worked better
on a lot of websites than my old Firefox (though I still tried the
latter first).
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OK. DLed adblock plus as xpi file. Despite much Googling cannot figure
out how to install it. Tried clicking and double-clicking it in Firefox
DL folder but nothing I see there seems to install it. Is it installed
and I don't see its icon in Firefox?

Help!

TIA


Open up Firefox to the add-ons menu, then "drag" the xpi file with your
mouse into your opened add-on window in Firefox and you'll get a prompt to
install the add-on. (If you Google it further, you may find a clearer
explanation somewhere, but I think I've given you the essence of it)