Hi - ok, this is one site that does it: http://www.getptr.com/pages/index.php?refid=northlodge I visit this site a lot, and it always happens here. Thanks for your advice about the spyware programs, I did not know to run them in safe mode. I googled the "This window is busy" message - on some forums, people ran a HijackThis log. Do you know how to read those? Thanks for all your help, Connie C. > One or two sites would do. My thinking was to identify the common web > content that prompted your original error message, and then we could > suggest what bit of software needed to be replaced/updated. > >> I also have a recurring problem I've never come >> across before - I'll open a window in IE, and nothing will come up, >> but it won't let me close it, an error message will come up "This >> window is busy. Closing this window may cause some problems. Do > you >> want to close it anyway? OK or Cancel ". Clicking OK makes a > sound, >> but doesn't close it. I've ran AdAware and Spybot S&D, but I think >> there might something else going on... > > Yes, that's definitely a symptom of spyware. You can tell by the > informal and vague language of the error message. Google "this window > is busy" to find how other people have dealt with it. > > Remember to run ALL of your antispyware and antivirus scans in safe > mode. Bad programs that are already resident in system memory can > easily replace any files deleted by scanning software. > > You should also search the PCTechTalk archives for information on the > following spyware prevention tools. Prevention is always better than > a cure: > > * ie-spyad > * spywareguide block file > * spywareblaster > (optional) * spywareguard > (optional) * hijackthis > > There's also a free scanning program which catches a lot of > CoolWebSearch entries missed by Ad-Aware, et al. Search for > "CWShredder". Remember, scan in safe mode/reboot/repeat until nothing > is found. > > As a long-term solution, consider installing an alternate browser. > > > Faustus -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> 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/