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Free Republic Scammed Me and Zotted my (Vanity)
FreeRepublic | October 3, 2008 | Me

Posted on 10/04/2008 2:07:12 AM PDT by MarkT

Yesterday, I was on FreeRepublic and read an article. There was a prompt that said I could download something that would help the GOP if I did. It is somehow affiliated with Yahoo.

Well, long story short, it is garbage. It takes me a few minutes to get on the internet. When I hit my homepage (msn), my screen goes white and at least 2 or 3 minutes later, I get the internet. I tried to call FreeRepublic to report and could not find a phone number in Fresno. Somebody tell me how to get this crap off.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: assistance; gop; scams
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1 posted on 10/04/2008 2:07:13 AM PDT by MarkT
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To: MarkT

You need more detail than this. What was the thread?


2 posted on 10/04/2008 2:09:01 AM PDT by JennysCool (Death to all vanities and searing pain to those who post them. - Petronski (McCain-Palin '08))
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To: MarkT

IBTZ LOL


3 posted on 10/04/2008 2:09:03 AM PDT by valkyry1 (McCain/Palin 2008)
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To: MarkT

Asparagus.


4 posted on 10/04/2008 2:10:15 AM PDT by Silly (www.McCainLove.com, by Silly)
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To: JennysCool

GOP search toolbar...raises $ for the GOP.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2096795/posts
http://www.gop.com/toolbar/


5 posted on 10/04/2008 2:11:25 AM PDT by Drago
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To: Silly

Rutabagas is my guess. Until we have more info.


6 posted on 10/04/2008 2:12:24 AM PDT by JennysCool (Death to all vanities and searing pain to those who post them. - Petronski (McCain-Palin '08))
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To: MarkT
Photobucket

It was the attack of the Obamabots!!

7 posted on 10/04/2008 2:15:40 AM PDT by dragonblustar (Once abolish the God, and the government becomes the God - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: MarkT

Apologize for the joke post.

Try clearing your cache and your cookies for a start. Try logging on in a different browser also.


8 posted on 10/04/2008 2:16:07 AM PDT by valkyry1 (McCain/Palin 2008)
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To: Drago
Checked 'em both. Somehow I doubt their effect is "my screen goes white and at least 2 or 3 minutes later, I get the internet."

I think the poster has another problem.

9 posted on 10/04/2008 2:16:09 AM PDT by JennysCool (Death to all vanities and searing pain to those who post them. - Petronski (McCain-Palin '08))
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To: dragonblustar

All right. I haven’t spewed beer for a long time. That did it.


10 posted on 10/04/2008 2:17:08 AM PDT by JennysCool (Death to all vanities and searing pain to those who post them. - Petronski (McCain-Palin '08))
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To: MarkT
Yesterday, I was on FreeRepublic and read an article

Really? Someone posted an article? I thought the format had been changed to all vanities.

11 posted on 10/04/2008 2:18:37 AM PDT by Hugin (Mecca delenda est!)
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To: MarkT

Turn your computer upside down and shake vigorously. The offending software will fall out on the floor, where you can stomp on it with you foot.


12 posted on 10/04/2008 2:18:51 AM PDT by shibumi (...vampire outlaw of the milky way...)
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To: JennysCool

He most definitely has problems...just pointing out the probable thread he was talking about. ;-)


13 posted on 10/04/2008 2:19:02 AM PDT by Drago
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To: Drago

I gotcha.


14 posted on 10/04/2008 2:19:39 AM PDT by JennysCool (Death to all vanities and searing pain to those who post them. - Petronski (McCain-Palin '08))
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To: MarkT

Here you go Mark.
Check here:

http://www.google.com/search?&rls=en&q=SCREEN+GOES+WHITE+%2B+INTERNET&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8


15 posted on 10/04/2008 2:19:39 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Hugin

It was an article on how to post vanities.


16 posted on 10/04/2008 2:20:33 AM PDT by shibumi (...vampire outlaw of the milky way...)
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To: Hugin; Petronski
I thought the format had been changed to all vanities.

Check my new tagline, courtesy of our friend Petronski.

17 posted on 10/04/2008 2:21:00 AM PDT by JennysCool (Death to all vanities and searing pain to those who post them. - Petronski (McCain-Palin '08))
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To: JennysCool

“Any Soldier” uses the same toolbar as a fundraiser...better them than the GOP.

http://www.anysoldier.com/Stuff/toolbar/


18 posted on 10/04/2008 2:24:11 AM PDT by Drago
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To: MarkT

The same thing happens to me when I run Yahoo! Instant Messenger, so I make sure it doesn’t run when Windows starts. It should be possible to go to “View” in the pull-down menus and remove the checkmark from the toolbar in question. If that doesn’t work, there’s also System Restore.


19 posted on 10/04/2008 2:24:25 AM PDT by Berosus (I already have a Messiah, I'm looking for a new president.)
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To: MarkT

FR is now charging $10 per vanity posted. That blank screen was your bank balance. :P / jk


20 posted on 10/04/2008 2:25:47 AM PDT by Darkwolf377 (I've got a bracelet, too. From Sergeant..... uuuuuuuhhhhhhh...)
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