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Popups on the DrudgeReport, and how to fix them from happening. Perm!!!!
myself | 2005/1/31 | Keith White

Posted on 01/31/2005 8:51:43 AM PST by ktw

Here is a simple fix to those nasty popus. Just do a google scan on "HOSTS", without the quotes. You will find how it controls your browsing. I did this and it makes my life much easier.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: 1popuphowterrible4u; drudgereport; popups
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Just replace the "HOSTS" file in your Windows system. Here is the location of it, %systemroot$\system32\\drivers\etc with one that I can provide, for free! Or you can make your own. It is only 410k in size. And you can look at it with any Text editor, to check it out! Just freep me if you want it and I can provide you a URL to Download it, for free!
1 posted on 01/31/2005 8:51:43 AM PST by ktw
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To: ktw

thanks


2 posted on 01/31/2005 8:52:39 AM PST by satchmodog9 (Murder and weather are our only news)
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To: ktw

Or just join the 21st century and use firefox.


3 posted on 01/31/2005 8:52:47 AM PST by flashbunny (Every thought that enters my head requires its own vanity thread.)
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To: ktw

mark


4 posted on 01/31/2005 8:52:55 AM PST by Deetes
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To: ktw

Sorry one to many slashes.

Here is the location of it,
%systemroot$\system32\drivers\etc


5 posted on 01/31/2005 8:53:34 AM PST by ktw (kakkate koi)
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or you could just use Firefox or WIN XP SP2 :D


6 posted on 01/31/2005 8:53:57 AM PST by Echo Talon (http://echotalon.blogspot.com/)
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To: ktw

yesterday, i tried clicking on a New York Post story he had hyperlinked, and everytime I clicked it, it went to a pop-up or 2 instead of going to the story....sheesh!


8 posted on 01/31/2005 8:54:26 AM PST by hispanarepublicana (Miss Free Republic High School-198?)
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To: ktw

How about an easier solution - use Firefox.


9 posted on 01/31/2005 8:54:51 AM PST by 1LongTimeLurker
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I just removed drudge from my favorites and quit going there. Ever.


10 posted on 01/31/2005 8:54:52 AM PST by hopespringseternal
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To: flashbunny

You beat me to it.


11 posted on 01/31/2005 8:54:52 AM PST by Terabitten (A quick reminder to the liberals. The election in Iraq was done NOT IN YOUR NAME.)
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Fix it by not going to drudge at all... :)


12 posted on 01/31/2005 8:55:54 AM PST by oolatec
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To: ktw
Here is a simple fix to those nasty popus.

Got a fix for those nasty spelling errors? :^)

13 posted on 01/31/2005 8:56:53 AM PST by OSHA (WOW! I just thought of the absolute greatest ever tag line but I don't think there is enough roo)
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To: jasoncann

Yea that is a good link also!


14 posted on 01/31/2005 8:56:55 AM PST by ktw (kakkate koi)
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You are wasting time clicking Drudge. He WAS good but now he is just like all the others.


15 posted on 01/31/2005 8:58:11 AM PST by Orange1998
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To: hopespringseternal

I agree!


16 posted on 01/31/2005 8:58:27 AM PST by Orange1998
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To: ktw

Drudge got greedy. Don't give him the hits.


17 posted on 01/31/2005 8:59:34 AM PST by Blue Screen of Death (/i)
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To: flashbunny

I just started using Firefox, and I'm still getting popups. I'll have to do a deep clean on my computer and see if that fixes the problem. Firefox doesn't fix something that's already broken, I guess. LOL!


18 posted on 01/31/2005 9:00:27 AM PST by exnavychick (There's too much youth; how about a fountain of smart?)
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To: ktw

bump (I'm at work!)


19 posted on 01/31/2005 9:01:12 AM PST by bubman
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Or just join the 21st century and use firefox.

PING!!!

20 posted on 01/31/2005 9:01:17 AM PST by frogjerk
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