Anyone else plagued by the bl**dy popup ads from Central Capital & Picture The Loan?

They are getting on my nerves & I can't stop them despite having more than enough blockers (pop-up stopper/firefox ad blocker/ adblock plus/killad/ad-aware) running.

I've specifically added them to the block lists on each of the above progs - anyone got other suggestions?

thanks

I'm getting them, would also like to know how to stop them. It's the only add that's getting past my blocker.

I'm having to hit the stockwatch button 3 times before it brings up the stocks????

Any idea why?

Thanks.

KD.

Generated Passwords:-
Interesting site for passwords .


https://www.grc.com/passwords.htm

This may sound a stupid question - but how can I find out (without taking the back off) what cmos battery I need for a dell 4550. I've had a quick surf without much luck.

Skinny

You can find out which motherboard is fitted from the info at start-up or better still by running Belarc Advisor. Then go to the motherboard manufacturers site where they should list the battery type or at least show a picture from which you can guess.

Alternatively, go and buy a standard coin battery which odds on will be OK.

Optimist - many thanks.

When you change the battery do you have to save any cmos settings or is it just take one out and put another in? Never changed one yet.

Optomistic

All the BIOS settings will be reset to the deffault ones so ideally you need to go through the setup screens and make a note of your settings.

However, in most cases, the reason that you change your battery is that it has already discharged and reset the settings. Therefore there will be no changes to record.

Thanks Optimist.
ps what are the first indications that the battery is losing its power?

Optomistic

The first indication is normally that the time is wrong when you first startup and you often get a CMOS checksum error. Most batteries will last 5 to 10 years anything significantly less suggests either a bad battery or a motherboard fault.

Thanks again Optimist, as you may have gathered I don't know too much about the 'bits inside'

Hi all.
Can anyone point me inthe direction of a site for checking broadband speed.
Thanks

Cloudbase:

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/speedtest.html

Anyone help.
My computers having problems re the following virus.... Trojan horse Generic.WUD
First caused problems when installed software that came with Inovix Ipocket, and appears to have gone onto infect files located in C:/System Volume Information/restore72C2204C-854-4C55F
I run Windows Xp and have the latest downloads.
Also run spybot and AVG free version. It was the AVG that found the virus. Also can not download anything to my IPocket although I could until this virus appeared.
Any ideas how to get this out my system. I cant find any info re this virus.
Any help will be much appreciated.
Greek.

Everyone's using this one these days, principally because of the graphics I think :-)

http://www.speedtest.net/

MM/ Kayak, many thanks

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I want to buy pc anywhere so that I can use my laptop to take control of my pc principally so that I can access my email held in outlook on my pc.

It appears to retail for about 120 according to symantec website.

But there are new boxed products available for between 15 and 20 on ebay.
I cannot see the catch although there must be one. The sellers have very good ratings and have sold in excess of 1000 items. So, can anyone explain what exactly I'll be missing out on by buying from such a source ?

The security of knowing you won't go to prison for using pirated software? ;)