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Topic: Problem with CT?

Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 11-07-2005 06:16 AM

Hi: Joe and Malcolm - every time I visit a pop up opens and trys to install Office 2000 onto my PC.. Just thought you'd like to know as it only happens when I visit CT .

Cheers : Chris.

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-07-2005 06:42 AM

Chris, what browser are you using?

******

Cheers

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 11-07-2005 07:18 AM

I've been getting the same pop-ups for the past day or two. I use Microsoft Internet Explorer, with my Windows XP Home version.

Rich

[ 11-07-2005: Message edited by: Linerrich ]

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joe at travelpage
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Member # 622

posted 11-07-2005 09:24 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Linerrich:
I've been getting the same pop-ups for the past day or two. I use Microsoft Internet Explorer, with my Windows XP Home version.
Rich
[ 11-07-2005: Message edited by: Linerrich ]

Rich,

I am trying to find the ad to block it but don't see anything related to Microsoft. Can you tell me what product is being advertised in the pop-up?

Joe at TravelPage.com

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 11-07-2005 09:44 AM

quote:
Originally posted by joe at travelpage:
Rich,
I am trying to find the ad to block it but don't see anything related to Microsoft. Can you tell me what product is being advertised in the pop-up?
Joe at TravelPage.com

It's a pop-up trying to install Microsoft Office 2000--then it gives you a message saying that the disk is needed for installation. After hitting the cancel button several times, it goes away.

Rich

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Guest
First Class Passenger
Member # 1157

posted 11-08-2005 10:35 AM

I am getting the same message as Linerrich.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 11-08-2005 11:03 AM

Curious.. I switched my pop-up blocker off yesterday when you first posted Chris, and the only pop-up that has appeared here in over 24hrs is one for some smiles. I don't however use IE.

Pam

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joe at travelpage
Administrator
Member # 622

posted 11-08-2005 02:49 PM

I have reviewed all of the advertisers on the site and no one is selling MS-Office.

I suspect that the advertiser is using some type of media (...new type of graphic or animated something) that your browser doesn't recognize. It is therefore attempting to install the software needed to display the unrecognized media.

I'd like to know which product is causing this so I can block them but I need a name or URL of the product. In the meantime I will keep reviewing the pop-up ads but if I have the software already installed I won't see the message.

Joe at TravelPage.com

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bulbousbow
First Class Passenger
Member # 4440

posted 11-09-2005 01:03 AM

quote:
PamM wrote:
...I don't however use IE.

Good choice. I think everyone here who uses Windows should give Firefox or Opera a try, or alternatively change to a Mac.

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Cheers

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sealeg claude
First Class Passenger
Member # 5565

posted 11-10-2005 12:33 PM

Good morning, Joe.

Got the same problems as other posters, for the past 2-3 weeks.
The oufits that keep poppingup are; '' media fast click '' and '' z1 adserver''.
Quite annoying.

Doc't have that problem with anybody else's site....

Cheers
CG

p.s. thanks for all your good work on behalf of all of us posters.
CG

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