Thank you so much...I went to the link you sent downloaded it and ran it ...........the hijacking CULPRIT is GONE...no more popups I am not even going to worry about the original problem of trying to uninstall AVG 8 cause Avast is running and there seems to be no conflict.......at this point I'm declaring a VICTORY! This is the GREATEST group on the "NET" Patricia P.S. Maybe just maybe HE will listen!..............................LOL --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe 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/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------