A version of PopUp Stopper by Panicware is Free, at least the version I use and I find that, so far, no popup gets past it. ED R -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Faustus Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 5:54 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Any FREE pop up stoppers? On Wed, 22 Jan 2003 12:30:23 -0800 (PST), Cerulean wrote: >Panicware is out of my price range at the moment. >Doesn't anyone offer this stuff for free? > >Nanne the Cheapskate For the more adventurous, I'd recommend downloading the free= version of the Opera browser. Lots of excellent features,= particularly the ability to prevent pop-up windows from= appearing. I'll never go back to Internet Explorer! http://www.opera.com Another worthwhile option is to download the custom-built 'hosts'= file from the address below and integrate it into your own. This= will prevent many ad-servers from appearing. Again, maybe= something to try if you're confident mucking around with your= system files. http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html Faustus To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/2003 To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/