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For the last week or so, I've gotten a "pop-up" on the left side of my screen whenever I log in to Train Web. I don't know what it is, but it has a little "T" in the upper left corner, and is a pop-up for more railroad searches. Has anyone else gotten this? How do I get rid of it? It tends to slow down Train Web.
DonNadeau Member # 61606
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Please give us information about the computer you use (PC, Mac, etc.) and the browser versions (e.g., Safari 7.0.1, Chrome ...) you use.
Before doing this, make sure that your have downloaded and installed the latest versions of your browsers. They're free so don't be shy.
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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Rich, this past summer I had a like situation, however mine was not limited to railroad related matters. While not porn, the ads popping up were 'in bad taste'. Ads such as 'view arrest records' and 'hot dates for you in Clarendon Hills' showed up, not only here but on The New York Times site as well.
I was getting ready to call Geek Squad - and part ways with $100, however I tried with XP and IE7 Tools/Manage Add Ons. I disabled anything that showed up recently and with strange names like 'Marketflash'. When I next have Geek Squad over, I'll get them removed, but for now the 'disable' seems to work.
smitty195 Member # 5102
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Ditto what Don said....can't really diagnose or discuss without the specifics.
MargaretSPfan Member # 3632
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RRRICH -- If you use either FireFox or Chrome for your web browser, you can download a free program called "Adblock Plus" that will block all ads from appearing.
Please let us know what you did, and how it worked.
I never see any ads -- ever -- after my son -- who is pretty good at these things -- installed Adblock Plus on my computer. I am not a computer expert, so if my son had not been able to download this neat program, I would have chosen to pay someone to do it for me.
Mr. Norman -- I am very pleased you were able to do a workaround on your computer yourself. That was wonderful! Only $100 for Geek Squad to come out and do that? That is cheap! Out here -- California -- it'd cost a lot more than that for a home visit.
I don't like ads. I know that all sites need the money and I might donate a bit to my favorite sites to help them, if someone asks as part of a blog or other post. (Wikipedia had a plea for money recently, which was a block of text that appeared above the search result. I didn't mind that at all, as they really are quite deserving on help, and that banner was not there for that many days, and all I had to do was scroll down if I didn't want to see it.).
RRRICH Member # 1418
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Thanks, Gil -- I too have noticed that the pop-up also appears in other sites. I went ahead and disabled most of the add-ons, as you suggested. We'll see how that works.
Thanks for the advice....
Rich Kimmel
Railroad Bob Member # 3508
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All I see are the small "non popping" ads. Running a mid-2012 MacBookPro retina using (always) the latest version of Firefox with the program Margaret helpfully mentioned: Adblock Plus. There are a few other ways to tamp down these pop ups; sometimes one will still appear on other boards/sites, but not at the Rail Forum.
Good Holidays All-
RR Bob
RRRICH Member # 1418
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Gil's suggestion (disable add-ons) appears to have worked for me for now. Now I have another problem -- every time I open Train Web, the system shows I'm not logged in, so I have to log in every Train Web session. I check the box that says "remain logged in after I close Train Web," or whatever, but the system still logs me out and I have to re-log in next tume I open the site.
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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Has the AutoComplete Password feature Microsoft offers been enabled?
This is a dialog box that shows up when logging in for the first time after your browsing history is deleted.
RRRICH Member # 1418
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Gil -- I just had my computer cleaned and "devirused," and now I have to sign in again to both AOL and Train Web when I open the site, even after checking boxes saying "remember me"
Where do I find the "AutoComplete password?"
Gilbert B Norman Member # 1541
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RICH, I should best defer to the technicians you used for the 'tune up', as I think you have thirty days in which to have any problems addressed (at least that is what Best Buy/Geek Squad offers)..
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I am not a computer expert, so if my son had not been able to download this neat program, I would have chosen to pay someone to do it for me.