Soulstation1 Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 this has been bugging me. lately when i click on a link on a web-page, the address bar goes blank and the new page never appears. it acts like it wants to make the new page appear, but never does. i can't go to any links on this site. i've set up links here, but i can't tell if they work or not. thanks ss1 Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 3, 2004 Report Posted March 3, 2004 Do you have a pop-up filter activated? If so then pages will not be able to load in a new window. Most pop-up filters have a key sequence that will allow you to bypass them. For instance, holding down the "ctrl" key while clicking the link. Quote
wesbed Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 (edited) Do you have a pop-up filter activated? If so then pages will not be able to load in a new window. Most pop-up filters have a key sequence that will allow you to bypass them. For instance, holding down the "ctrl" key while clicking the link. I was going to suggest the same thing but b3-er beat me to. I have the Pop-Up stopper program on my computer. b3-er is correct in that some pop-up stoppers can be temporarly disabled by pressing the CTRL key when clicking on a link. Do you have THIS software installed on your computer? (of course, the link probably won't pop) Edited March 4, 2004 by wesbed Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Posted March 4, 2004 tried to go to wes's link with AND w/o the pop up ad blocker and it did the same as before. Quote
wesbed Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 (edited) This is the link. You can copy and paste into your web browser: http://www.panicware.com/ If you have this software the CTRL key will work. Also, do you have any pop-up stopper (or like) icons on the Task Bar (near the clock) in Windows? If you drag your mouse over each icon it will tell you what it is. One could be a pop-up stopper program. Certain web browsers (such as Mozilla) can have pop-up stoppers built in. Edited March 4, 2004 by wesbed Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Posted March 4, 2004 still no luck..... another ? a friend has a dsl/cable modem w/o a firewall. are his chances greater for someone stealing info off his computer. they do bankone banking online and someone was able to steal over $2000 out of their checking account. they even took the money i gave him for my lakers ticket. these people then charged over $1000 at ticketmaster. my friend's wife thought we spent that much for the lakers game 2 weeks ago. the two lakers tickets were $125 total ss1 Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 a friend has a dsl/cable modem w/o a firewall. are his chances greater for someone stealing info off his computer. they do bankone banking online and someone was able to steal over $2000 out of their checking account. Anyone who has a "perpetually active" connection to the Internet without a firewall is inviting disaster, as your friend has now experienced. Cable or DSL=get yourself a firewall. Period. Quote
wesbed Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 (edited) The online banking web sites are generally secure sites. They are encrypted so that the only computers that can 'see' the data are the bank's computer and the remote user's computer. Anybody else would see just a bunch of meaningless symbols. From what I've read, the current encryption technology is virtually impossible to break, that it takes too much computing power/time (as in several days, months, or years to break the code). >How Encryption Works< You'll normally get a padlock icon at the bottom of your web browser when you are accessing a secure web site. My opinion, firewalls are very popular these days. And probably a good thing to have. It's better to have a firewall in place than to not have one. Would a firewall have been a solution to your friend's problem? It's difficult to say. Was the source of the problem your friend's computer or the bank's web site or something external to both (poor bookkeeping, a devious bank employee, giving a password to the wrong 'friend')? Some broadband connections have firewalls built-in to the broadband system. My DSL connection (in Tucson) has a firewall in the DSL router. Also, my ISP has their own firewall in place. I do recommend getting all Windows security updates from Microsoft. Edited March 4, 2004 by wesbed Quote
Dan Gould Posted March 4, 2004 Report Posted March 4, 2004 Wesbed is correct about encryption, but with DSL or cable and no firewall, I believe it is trivial to access the computer and find out the password to the bank account. I'm sure that's how the guy stole the $$-by getting into the account using a stolen password, not by intercepting encrypted data packets. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 4, 2004 Author Report Posted March 4, 2004 (edited) i don't know $hit about computers, but i asked him if he had a firewall. he bought a brand new dell computer a few months back. i haven't ordered anything off the internet since i got a cable modem back in september. i do have a firewall i've only ordered through mosiac with my cellphone. Edited March 4, 2004 by Soulstation1 Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 5, 2004 Report Posted March 5, 2004 Your friend's computer could have a keylogger piece of spyware on it. Such a little worm would allow someone to "see" everything he/she types. So if they went to their BankOne page and logged in, the keylogger would just save his keystrokes and send them to the hacker. The hacker could then see his password and login name no problem. Such is the problem with using computers for private tasks like managing your bank account. Too many people are really computer illiterate and don't understand how to keep themselves safe. You should update Windows regularly. You should have updated anti-virus software (updated at least every week.) You should use Spyware removal programs like Ad-Aware and Spybot. And you should have a firewall. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 8, 2004 Author Report Posted March 8, 2004 soon i will have some mp3 ?s. Quote
mikeweil Posted March 13, 2004 Report Posted March 13, 2004 Another advantage of OPERA web browser: you can preset to open popups only if you asked for them. There is a program expanding on Internet Explorer, AvantBrowser, that is capable of doing the same, if I remember correctly, for those among you who do not want to use OPERA. It leaves the basic appearance of IE intact but adds many of the great features of OPERA. AvantBrowser homepage Quote
mikeweil Posted March 13, 2004 Report Posted March 13, 2004 Some keyloggers are very difficult to remove. A friend of mine caught one with some file exchange and had a hard time removing it, and he knows his computer! Special software may be needed, or specialist help. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted March 23, 2004 Author Report Posted March 23, 2004 how long should a cdr burner last? ss1 Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 23, 2004 Author Report Posted April 23, 2004 ok, i went from windows 98 se to windows xp. i can't seem to install my nortons anti-virius and interent security also i get a message saying my cd burner software won't work with xp Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted April 23, 2004 Report Posted April 23, 2004 how long should a cdr burner last? Did you check the expiration date?? Quote
7/4 Posted April 23, 2004 Report Posted April 23, 2004 how long should a cdr burner last? Did you check the expiration date?? I've never had one die. The machine goes first. Quote
7/4 Posted April 23, 2004 Report Posted April 23, 2004 ok, i went from windows 98 se to windows xp. i can't seem to install my nortons anti-virius and interent security also i get a message saying my cd burner software won't work with xp I've heard that you should wipe the hard drive (reformat) before upgrading. I never had to, I just buy a new machine. Quote
7/4 Posted April 23, 2004 Report Posted April 23, 2004 also i get a message saying my cd burner software won't work with xp Look for current drivers on the web site of the folks who made the drive. Quote
wesbed Posted April 23, 2004 Report Posted April 23, 2004 ok, i went from windows 98 se to windows xp. i can't seem to install my nortons anti-virius and interent security also i get a message saying my cd burner software won't work with xp If I remember correctly, you have to have Norton 2002 or higher to work with Windows XP. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 23, 2004 Author Report Posted April 23, 2004 i just re-installed the o/s discs about 2 weeks ago and then d/led the xp over the weekend. after the o/s discs were re-installed my cd burner started to work again. Quote
Soulstation1 Posted April 23, 2004 Author Report Posted April 23, 2004 wes i have nortons 2004 anti-virus Quote
BERIGAN Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 ok, i went from windows 98 se to windows xp. i can't seem to install my nortons anti-virius and interent security also i get a message saying my cd burner software won't work with xp I've heard that you should wipe the hard drive (reformat) before upgrading. I never had to, I just buy a new machine. Must be nice to be so rich! Quote
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