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SkorpioGal	posted on January 22, 2001 12:29:24 PM new Hello, all! I am (admittedly) ignorant of many computer programs and services, so I apologize in advance for the lack of sophistication of my question. I grow VERY weary of twitching, spinning, making-things-much-slower-to-load advertisements that appear on websites. How do I make them go away, or do I have to endure an ever-increasing number of flashy "click here" banners? Any assistance would be helpful. I find them quite distracting, and makes my computer run more slowly than it needs to. Thanks so very much for your information. ---SkorpioGal (whose eyes are getting bleary from all the spinning gifs!)
Julesy	posted on January 22, 2001 12:32:44 PM new There is a program called AdSubtract, which will do the trick. Lemme see if I can dig up the URL. My bad...that is the URL: http://www.adsubtract.com [ edited by Julesy on Jan 22, 2001 12:34 PM ]
Noshill	posted on January 22, 2001 02:28:04 PM new SkorpioGal, I use AdSubtract and never see any banners or ads. A quick fix is to hit the escape key when the page is loading. It stops the animated gifs cold.
SilkMoth	posted on January 22, 2001 02:45:44 PM new SkorpioGal: If you don't want to download a program like AdSubtract and don't want to constantly searching for the ESC key, you can turn off animations in your browser. In Internet Explorer: Tools/Internet Options, click on Advanced. Scroll down to Multimedia and uncheck the box that says "Play Animations." I don't know how to do this in Netscape. I have version 4.5 and that came out before animated gifs were hugely popular. -------- not SilkMoth anywhere but here
twinsoft	posted on January 22, 2001 03:16:14 PM new I installed AdSubtract a couple of weeks ago on my cable modem system. It changed my computer's network settings and when I removed it, I couldn't log on to the Internet. I had to call ATT @Home support and reconfigure my network settings. I don't recommend AdSubtract.
genie9	posted on January 22, 2001 06:40:14 PM new I run i.e. 5.5 & sometimes Netscape 6 with a dial up modem, use a firewall and AdSubtract has worked great for me. All the info about changing the proxy settings is available at their site.
Meya	posted on January 22, 2001 06:46:48 PM new I run AdSubtract on my portable system. I love it. I've not had a problem with it and our cable internet and home network.

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