If would happen sooner or later

[IBsmokin]

well golly can't seem to get rid of them dang pop ups!!!   Bubba what should I do!!!  i wrecking I just don't know dang it!!!

[Drache]

IBsmokin, did I SAY I was using 95? Nope! Accuatlly on one computer I've got my personally upgraded 98 and on the other ME.

And me being cheap? Never! I went and purchased the professional edition of Ad-Aware SE. The to back that up I also purchased the professional ediion of Avast!   

[IBsmokin]

BRAGGIN!!!   Drache the caption brag-a-lot strikes again

[IBsmokin]

atually though, Webroot's Spysweeper is the best on the market today to stop pop ups and spyware, and its only 36 bucks at walmart!

[Drache]

[41husk]

I hav been known to have a problem with pop ups when I see Daisey Duke

[psykicpup]

http://www.grisoft.com/doc/289/lng/us/tpl/tpl01 - I can recomend this anti virus & also check the free forum for general help & tips --& its Free!

[LahTera]

Ack!

ME is Win98.  It just has a few differences.

Don't bother getting Spyware or Webroot.  Just get Windows XP and upgrade, and get a decent anti-virus software, like McAfee or Norton.  Right now, McAfee is the user-friendliest.

Spyware and Webroot will just pop up and ask you annoying questions, as does Norton Internet Security these days.  If you get McAfee Internet Security, you won't get pop-ups. 

You're looking at about $70 for McAfee (unless you can find a deal, sometimes CompUSA has 'em on sale) and $99.00 for your Windows XP upgrade.  Takes a little over 200 Megabytes on the 'puter, you can set it up to look like your classic Win98, and you can follow my tutorial link to block pop-ups.  It'll run better in most cases, too.  When you install it, keep a back-up of your Win98 on board (it'll ask if you want to during installation).  Keep the back-up until you're satisfied that the Win XP will work.  (Get the upgrade version of XP and save $50.00, too!)

My computers have only XP and McAfee -- NOTHING else, and I get no pop-ups or viruses, etc.  (Now, if you go to a bunch of porn or raunchy download sites, well, you're asking for trouble -- LOL!)

LahTera

[Drache]

XP is one of the insecurist windows I've ever dealt. I so called "downgraded" from XP to ME due to alot of problems with security issues. Not to mention I do alot of online gaming and when a grenade that you throw comes straight back and blows up in your face just because you have Windows XP... it kinda makes the gaming experience not so fun lol.

Like I said before I've run Ad-Aware Professional and it stops the aw-aware BEFORE it gets onto your computer. The only better you can get is a firewall for that. Every week Ad-aware downloads the newest upgrades for stopping the newest spyware and adware.

Avast is the only bloody anti-virus I trust now ever since both Norton and McAfee failed to stop certain viruses from coming onto my computer. Avast is not only really easy to use and fast, but your updates are all completely free unlike Norton which you must purchase the newest version every year just to keep getting their upgrades which my step mother keeps doing.

[LahTera]

Man, I don't understand ... I have no problems whatsoever with viruses or gaming performance.  How old is your computer?  Just curious.

I don't know if it's because of our ISPs up here or what, but as long as I keep everything updated, my computers run like a breeze.

Must keep them maintained, ya' know, in order to keep them from having problems.

What sort of ISP do you have?  Do you have broadband?

I just don't understand, unless you didn't update everything?

What is it that I do that keeps mine going fine?  <Sigh!>  I'd like to answer THAT question some day.  I tweak Windows XP myself and never have problems.

LahTera

[Drache]

LahTera,

I used to run a computer store and such. My computer is exactlly now 4 months old and it's updated to the most latest. Anyways I just prefer the look of 98/ME than XP. I tinker with windows here and there just for the fun of it.

But as for Ad-aware and Avast anit-virus, no one will ever get me to change back to anything else I've already tried.

[IBsmokin]

I have windows XP but I use Webroot window washer and Webroot spy sweeper, I love them.  I never get any annoying pop ups

[Headrope]

who else hates when they drive their 68 and get asked "hey dude is that DOH car?"

I have the same problem, just different year car and movie. I hate when people ask me what my car is (a '66) and then say "Oh, like in Bulitt" after I say it's a Charger.

Back on topic, though: Internet Explorer does a great job of preventing popups, if you up the security settings. The trade off is that you can't visit some of "those" sites.

[Troy]

XP is one of the insecurist windows I've ever dealt. I so called "downgraded" from XP to ME due to alot of problems with security issues.

Huh??? Remind me not to go to that computer shop for advice... 

You know, I haven't spent a dime (or hardly any effort) on anti-spyware, anti-virus, anti-trojan, adblockers, pop-up blockers, or any other gizmos. If you have any idea what you are doing it's very hard to actually GET a virus. Virus/trojan writers prey on the least common denominator and pop-up ads and spyware rely on the fact that most people never change default settings or pay attention to what they are doing. I use XP "Pro" or 2000 almost exclusively because any of the 95/98/ME versions are garbage if you actually have to do any development. I am always amazed when the most common answer to any problem is "reboot" (which is almost always from someone using 95/98/ME). I hate rebooting - the only time I ever shut the machine down is if I'm adding hardware or an update requires it. Hardly any of the software I need to use even works on unsupported versions of Windows and all of my games work perfectly fine on XP. If you are unfortunate enough to have to be on a network with a bunch of Macs ( ) then XP and OSX will make things a lot easier. Both also play nice with Linux file servers. I'm around a LOT of geeky people on a regular basis and there's not a single one who would ever recommend "downgrading" as an option.

Troy

[Drache]

Well I have never had any problem running 98/ME! Since there are aot of family members who use my computer and such and don't really know is the reason I switched back from XP because all I ever did was XP was scan the bloody thing every night with anit-virus programs. With 98/ME I can upgrade it myself since I've been working with it since the very start and I have yet to get a single virus whether I use the computer or a family member.

Everyone has their own preferences, there are no right or wrong about which windwos to use and which one is better than another.

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

IBsmokin, did I SAY I was using 95? Nope! Accuatlly on one computer I've got my personally upgraded 98 and on the other ME.

And me being cheap? Never! I went and purchased the professional edition of Ad-Aware SE. The to back that up I also purchased the professional ediion of Avast!  

Ha!     You actually paid for software?   Silly wabbit!