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#1 McBuffy

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 04:04 PM

I hope this is the right place to ask???

I keep getting pop ups when ever I go on IMDB (whenever I go on the boards there).
It's quite annoying. If anyone could help that'd be great! Oh and i'm using Firefox, not sure if that helps?

Also I have a wallpaper, but I forgot to save it to my files. Any way I can save it? As I want to put a new up but don't want to lose the currant one I have forever.


Any help would be appreciated as i'm rather computer illiterate. :tazz:

#2 wannabe1

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Posted 22 August 2005 - 05:56 PM

Hi McBuffy...Welcome to G2G!

Wallpaper issue. Your picture is saved somewhere, but I'm not sure where. If you know the name of the file, do a search for it with Windows search function (Start > Search)...if you don't remember the name of it, go to your Desktop Properties (right click on the desktop and choose properties) and click on the "Desktop" tab...your current wallpaper should be hi-lited in the box...use that name to do the search.

Pop ups are a whole different issue. They can be caused by spyware/malware on your computer or generated by the sites you visit. There are several free popup blockers available (Pop Up Stopper comes to mind) and many of the antivirus programs also have them. Do a little Google-ing and choose one that is rated fairly high.

wannabe1

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