* HOT: kill annoying pop-up Ad for free *

[jimmyhaha]

can't resist.. 100th post..

 

[l0g0ut]

jimmyhaha.. have you tried this for your system tray management tool?

you can NOT uninstall IE completely as it is tied to the OS since windows 98. Windows view files using IE. Everytime you open "My Computer", "Control Panel" etc, you spawned an instance of IE. Even you desktop wallpaper uses IE core. There is an option to remove IE (but it does not really remove it; just removing the links for IE):
1. Go to Add/Remove Programs
2. Find Add/Remove Windows Components
3. Uncheck IE.

great for sysadmins who does not want users to use IE.

my personal preference for popups blocking (when not using Opera) is adshield. it's a browser extension so it uses little memory.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: Toddlizzle

Originally posted by: c627627

Windows XP is soooo much sloooower than Windows Me/98 that it only makes sense having it on a dual boot system so that you can use it for progs requiring stability like Photoshop, etc, but for everyday stuff, Windows XP is noticably slower than Windows Me even on 3GHz or equivalent machines.

You must be out of your mind.

Nicely put.

The correct answer is Windows ME is noticably slower than any other version Windows. 9x/NT/2k/XP. It's the general consensus that that OS is easily MS's worst ever. I won't go into technical details, but it does some really stupid things by default that are big no-no's when it comes to performance.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: InfiniteSadness
I'm trying mozilla right now and I have to manually disable pop-up for each new site under tools -> popup manager. Is there a way to stop pop up for EVERY site unless I want it for a particular site?

Don't bother with Mozilla. Read step 1 under a new roadmap and see that Mozilla is switching to Firebird (aka phoenix) as it's browser in the next version. They are similar, with the latter being smaller/faster/friendlier.

Firebird (phoenix) is that good.

 

[trikster2]

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: InfiniteSadness
I'm trying mozilla right now and I have to manually disable pop-up for each new site under tools -> popup manager. Is there a way to stop pop up for EVERY site unless I want it for a particular site?

Don't bother with Mozilla. Read step 1 under a new roadmap and see that Mozilla is switching to Firebird (aka phoenix) as it's browser in the next version. They are similar, with the latter being smaller/faster/friendlier.

Firebird (phoenix) is that good.

phoenix composer? phoenix mail client? Per website cookie/popup control?

unless these are included in version .6 I'll keep on using both phoenix and mozilla

Love the way you can specify zero cache on the hard drive. Always thought there was nothing that fragments a hard drive more than a large browser cache and a lot of browsing.

 

[straubs]

I was only talking about the browser, like everyone else in this thread. And for the browser, yes, use firebird instead of mozilla, just like you are.

Per website cookie/popup control? You better believe that's in Firebird.
Zero cache is also in firebird. Always has been AFAIK.
Both those options are under Privacy.

 

[c627627]

straubs, retort:
Windows Me is the worst OS yes. The fact that it is faster than Windows XP does not refer to a specific program.

It refers to the following: Partition your hard drive into C: (few gigs) D: (few gigs) E: (the rest)
Install Win Me onto D: first, then install Windows XP onto C:
Install programs you usually use on both OS and use this dual boot setup for a while.
(Optionally, use Drive Image or Norton Ghost to keep frequent backups of C: and D: which you will create/restore from a folder on drive E)

It will then become obvious to you that although Windows Me is more problematic, it is faster than Windows XP for everyday stuff. No one who has done this has concluded otherwise. They may choose Windows XP because of stability but they acknowledge the difference where programs open instantaneously in Windows Me where they take a measurable few moments in Windows XP.

 

[Marauder-]

Wow - I never realized that you could do filters to filter out ads altogether. I'll have to give this a try.... Trying Adshield then the infamous Proxomitron.

 

[RudeBoie]

I recommend PopUp AD Filter by Meaya Software

 

[trikster2]

Originally posted by: straubs
I was only talking about the browser, like everyone else in this thread. And for the browser, yes, use firebird instead of mozilla, just like you are.

Per website cookie/popup control? You better believe that's in Firebird.
Zero cache is also in firebird. Always has been AFAIK.
Both those options are under Privacy.

OK you are right they were just burried and I was too lazy to find them.

Still, way easier for the novice in mozilla: tools/cookiemanager tools/popupmanager tools/imagemanager which is why I recommend mozilla for people just starting out in a moslty IE free world.

I know zero cache is in firebird, it's one of the things I like about both browsers, especialy since on a cable modem and I see no difference between cachey IE and cachefree mozilla/firebird.

BTW www.anandtech.com is one of the sites I have found that does not work well with phoenix/firebird .5 The menu on the left hand side does not show up with this rig and firebird but work fine in mozilla.

 

[JCE86]

Say a webpage utilizes a pop-up window to function correctly. Then wouldn't these programs make those websites useless?

 

[Milkyman]

another reason to keep IE around is that some webpages are written with IE in mind and wont display properly in other browswers

 

[InfiniteSadness]

Originally posted by: straubs

Originally posted by: InfiniteSadness
I'm trying mozilla right now and I have to manually disable pop-up for each new site under tools -> popup manager. Is there a way to stop pop up for EVERY site unless I want it for a particular site?

Don't bother with Mozilla. Read step 1 under a new roadmap and see that Mozilla is switching to Firebird (aka phoenix) as it's browser in the next version. They are similar, with the latter being smaller/faster/friendlier.

Firebird (phoenix) is that good.

Wow thanks! I already like it much better than IE. Funny this browser already disables all popups and has a google toolbar that I couldn't get on mozilla. I also couldn't get my IE favorites imported while phoenix does it automatically.

 

[Marauder-]

Adshield is junk - I guess i'm going to try out Proxomitron.

 

[dmk11]

Thanks for the tips! I've been using mozilla but Phoenix is sooooooooo much better!
Admuncher is great too..

 

[Marauder-]

Oh yeah, i've been meaning to ask:

Do any of these filter out the banner completely? I mean, my main problem w/ Adshield other than too minimalistic is that when it blocked a banner, it would just block the content. I'd like something that'll remove the entire banner away if possible

 

[MetroRider]

Originally posted by: c627627
After testing many pop up software programs, I challenge anyone to post the name of a program they tested that is better than
Popup Ad Filter 1.1 build 412

My thoughts EXACTLY!!! this has to be one of the best pop-up stoppers out there. it beats pop-up stopper from panicware by far. only problem with it is that it is not free.... oh wellz

 

[stultus]

Originally posted by: Marauder-
Oh yeah, i've been meaning to ask:

Do any of these filter out the banner completely? I mean, my main problem w/ Adshield other than too minimalistic is that when it blocked a banner, it would just block the content. I'd like something that'll remove the entire banner away if possible

Admuncher does. Check out my screenshot. I have it set to display "!" whenever it blocks just so I know it's working and can turn it off if I suspect it's been a bit too vigorus cleaning.

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: c627627
straubs, retort:
Windows Me is the worst OS yes. The fact that it is faster than Windows XP does not refer to a specific program.

It refers to the following: Partition your hard drive into C: (few gigs) D: (few gigs) E: (the rest)
Install Win Me onto D: first, then install Windows XP onto C:
Install programs you usually use on both OS and use this dual boot setup for a while.
(Optionally, use Drive Image or Norton Ghost to keep frequent backups of C: and D: which you will create/restore from a folder on drive E)

It will then become obvious to you that although Windows Me is more problematic, it is faster than Windows XP for everyday stuff. No one who has done this has concluded otherwise. They may choose Windows XP because of stability but they acknowledge the difference where programs open instantaneously in Windows Me where they take a measurable few moments in Windows XP.

I'll have to take your word on that one as I've dealt with other's WinME problems and I wouldn't touch that sucker with a 10 foot pole.

I guess I'd have to ask why you don't just use win98 if you like winMe better than XP? Win98 is faster (less bloated) than ME, and it doesn't have the built-in crapola that makes ME suck so much... Or win2k? Surely win98 or 2k would be better than ME. Dammit I'm way off topic again!

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: JCE86
Say a webpage utilizes a pop-up window to function correctly. Then wouldn't these programs make those websites useless?

You would think so. And with some of those third-party "sit in the system tray" programs, that IS the case. But when it's built in your browser like Mozilla/Firebird (Phoenix)/Opera, they will allow pop-ups when you click on a button that's sole purpose is to pop-up a window. Web forms, for example.

I believe proximitron does a pretty good job along these lines too, but someone else would have to tell you about that, cuz I don't know enough about it.

It still sounds kinda tricky, but believe me, it works great! I haven't had a pop-up in months since I switched to Firebird/Phoenix. And there's no configuration for it either! It really is painful to go back to IE on machines that only have IE. It's like you click 10 links, and you get 15 windows instead of 10, because the other 5 are popups! I don't know how people can stand that! Putting up with that is like watching the commercials at the beginning of a VHS tape every single time you watch it w/o fast forwarding. Some people are really lazy!

 

[straubs]

Originally posted by: Milkyman
another reason to keep IE around is that some webpages are written with IE in mind and wont display properly in other browswers

Shouldn't they be written with "the web" in mind?

<extreme sarcasm>
I think states should design roads that work only with GM cars. Screw everyone else. We don't want our roads to be free to all travelers. We want GM to have the final say in everything.
</extreme sarcasm>

"Anyone who slaps a 'this page is best viewed with Browser X' label on a Web page appears to be yearning for the bad old days, before the Web, when you had very little chance of reading a document written on another computer, another word processor, or another network."
-Tim Berners-Lee in Technology Review, July 1996
Anybrowser Campaign

 

[c627627]

- I guess I'd have to ask why you don't just use win98 if you like winMe better than XP?
- Windows XP is way cooler than Me and I wouldn't use Windows Me either if I didn't know how to solve many of its problems quickly.
I agree that it only makes sense using Me on a dual boot sysytem so that you can quickly switch to XP which is slower but much more stable with specific programs like Photoshop.

- Win98 is faster (less bloated) than ME, and it doesn't have the built-in crapola that makes ME suck so much... Or win2k? Surely win98 or 2k would be better than ME.
- Dual boot situation also allows old programs that can't work on XP and 2k to be used, that's why 98 or Me are needed instead of 2K as an alternative.
Between 98 and Me, I think Me boots much faster and has few improvements that again only make sense if you are capable of quickly solving Me problems.

Originally posted by: MetroRider

Originally posted by: c627627
After testing many pop up software programs, I challenge anyone to post the name of a program they tested that is better than
Popup Ad Filter 1.1 build 412

My thoughts EXACTLY!!! this has to be one of the best pop-up stoppers out there. it beats pop-up stopper from panicware by far. only problem with it is that it is not free.... oh wellz

If any software deserves our support by not wellzing it, it's this one because it's so much better than any pop-up stopper. I agree that they should have made the price a little lower, they would have made more money on volume.

 

[mjherod]

You guys should check out adassassin - still in beta - but IMHO the best out there. Works as an IE plugin - and is completely free. The best feature is the ability to visually select ads to be blocked by simply clicking on an unwanted image in the browser and pressing key combination.


http://www.adassassin.com/AdAssassin.exe

 

[dascud]

I use mozilla/phoneix (now firebird). Both browsers can automatically stop pop-ups. Mozilla has exceptions where you can specify specific sites from which you want to accept pop-ups. Phoneix has a small icon at the bottom when a pop-up is stopped and you can set preferences whther you want to accept pop-ups from that site or not. A really kewl feature is that both browsers can selectively block ads from websites. You just right click on the ad and block images from those ad-servers.

The feature i like the most is the googlebar (yea IE has one too). But this one has OS specific searches, dictionary searches, and many other options.
If you want to search using diferent search engines you can download mycroft. Open source is kewl. Give phoenix a try and you'll be a convert for life .

Heres a screenshot of phoenix with googlebar.

PhoeniX_Screenshot

 

[FiLeZz]

thanks for all the info..