The Proxomitron - Giving me popup hell. - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

quest1mark · 04-19-2003, 09:37 PM

i took some advice from the boards and i downloaded the proxomitron to help with popups. but i keep getting these random popups from this prog even after i run search and destroy and adaware...

do you other proxomitron users have the same problem?

cub4life78 · 04-19-2003, 09:42 PM

Use POW from analogx.com. I haven't used proxomitron but I do know POW works well.

soccerchamp76 · 04-19-2003, 10:24 PM

Pop-up stopper from www.panicware.com

I have the old school one that just works for IE and Netscape, no AOL. It's simple and it let's NO popups through. If you want a popup all you gotta do is hold Ctrl. In the years I have had it, not one popup has sneaked through. Even AOL has a new popup stopper built into the browser. So AOL, IE, and Netscape are covered.

Crimson · 04-20-2003, 02:52 PM

It's not something I like to do but have you considered Mozilla

It is free - fast - and consided by some to be better than IE

Johnny Rotten · 04-20-2003, 03:08 PM

Would "this prog" be the Windows Messenger Service? Because I never, ever get popups with Proxo.

Go to Start>Control Panel>Admin Tools>Services and disable Messenger. Right-click on it and select Properties to stop and disable. Hit Apply, then hit OK. You may have to restart.

Also, when you customize Proxo, you have to click on the green floppy disk icon to actually save the settings.

zfleebin · 04-21-2003, 01:36 PM

Johnny Rotten: you are a bad ass. I have been trying to find that damn Messenger and everyone and their brothers will supposedly sell you the cure for 20bucks but none work. Thnx very much

04-19-2003, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
quest1mark Insane	The Proxomitron - Giving me popup hell. i took some advice from the boards and i downloaded the proxomitron to help with popups. but i keep getting these random popups from this prog even after i run search and destroy and adaware... do you other proxomitron users have the same problem? __________________ Best told at a place called...the TFP. on a quest...

04-20-2003, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Crimson Crazy Location: Leicestershire UK	It's not something I like to do but have you considered Mozilla It is free - fast - and consided by some to be better than IE __________________ Crimson If my life is to change - Let it change If my whole world is to be destroyed - So be it If my fate is to die - I must simply laugh

04-20-2003, 03:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
Johnny Rotten lost and found Location: Berkeley	Would "this prog" be the Windows Messenger Service? Because I never, ever get popups with Proxo. Go to Start>Control Panel>Admin Tools>Services and disable Messenger. Right-click on it and select Properties to stop and disable. Hit Apply, then hit OK. You may have to restart. Also, when you customize Proxo, you have to click on the green floppy disk icon to actually save the settings. __________________ "The idea that money doesn't buy you happiness is a lie put about by the rich, to stop the poor from killing them." -- Michael Caine Last edited by Johnny Rotten; 04-20-2003 at 03:12 PM..

04-19-2003, 09:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
cub4life78 Insane Location: Kansas	Use POW from analogx.com. I haven't used proxomitron but I do know POW works well.

04-19-2003, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
soccerchamp76 Go Cardinals Location: St. Louis/Cincinnati	Pop-up stopper from www.panicware.com I have the old school one that just works for IE and Netscape, no AOL. It's simple and it let's NO popups through. If you want a popup all you gotta do is hold Ctrl. In the years I have had it, not one popup has sneaked through. Even AOL has a new popup stopper built into the browser. So AOL, IE, and Netscape are covered.

04-21-2003, 01:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
zfleebin Addict	Johnny Rotten: you are a bad ass. I have been trying to find that damn Messenger and everyone and their brothers will supposedly sell you the cure for 20bucks but none work. Thnx very much