Anyone recommend Pop-up Stopper Free Edition (Panicware)?
I can't go by CNET.com reviews since there are none! The
latest version (released Aug 4) has none, and the previous
version has a high download count yet mysteriously low
positive or negative reviews.

I know people recommended Google Toolbar to me in a
previous thread here, but I want a low-maintenance, low-
memory-using pop-up blocker that is spyware-free and
toolbar-free! (Not suggesting Google Toolbar installs
spyware.)

So, can anyone who used BOTH of them recommend Pop-up
Stopper to me with as much vigor as you would muster up
for Spybot and Ad-aware? While we are on this subject,
Smart Popup Blocker 1.1 has a nice rating on CNET.com; is
that any good?

Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by Lanwench

Lanwench
Fri Aug 06 10:29:13 CDT 2004

yaya wrote:
> Anyone recommend Pop-up Stopper Free Edition (Panicware)?
> I can't go by CNET.com reviews since there are none! The
> latest version (released Aug 4) has none, and the previous
> version has a high download count yet mysteriously low
> positive or negative reviews.
>
> I know people recommended Google Toolbar to me in a
> previous thread here, but I want a low-maintenance, low-
> memory-using pop-up blocker that is spyware-free and
> toolbar-free! (Not suggesting Google Toolbar installs
> spyware.)
>
> So, can anyone who used BOTH of them recommend Pop-up
> Stopper to me with as much vigor as you would muster up
> for Spybot and Ad-aware? While we are on this subject,
> Smart Popup Blocker 1.1 has a nice rating on CNET.com; is
> that any good?

I've used both PanicWare and Google, and I prefer the Google toolbar. I
install it without the advanced features - and there's no maintenance issue
to speak of.



Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by yaya

yaya
Fri Aug 06 11:25:48 CDT 2004

Thanks for replying, Lanwench. I see you liked Google
Toolbar more, but did Pop-up Stopper actually work for the
most part?

>-----Original Message-----
>I've used both PanicWare and Google, and I prefer the
>Google toolbar. I install it without the advanced
>features - and there's no maintenance issue to speak of.


Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by Lanwench

Lanwench
Fri Aug 06 13:27:08 CDT 2004

yaya wrote:
> Thanks for replying, Lanwench. I see you liked Google
> Toolbar more, but did Pop-up Stopper actually work for the
> most part?

It was fine - but as it was yet another thing to keep running in my systray,
I got rid of it when the Google toolbar popup blocker came out - see no need
for it, esp. given that the google toolbar is just plain useful in general.


>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> I've used both PanicWare and Google, and I prefer the
>> Google toolbar. I install it without the advanced
>> features - and there's no maintenance issue to speak of.



Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by yaya

yaya
Fri Aug 06 15:55:30 CDT 2004

Thank you for your input!

>-----Original Message-----
>yaya wrote:
>> Thanks for replying, Lanwench. I see you liked Google
>> Toolbar more, but did Pop-up Stopper actually work for
the
>> most part?
>
>It was fine - but as it was yet another thing to keep
running in my systray,
>I got rid of it when the Google toolbar popup blocker
came out - see no need
>for it, esp. given that the google toolbar is just plain
useful in general.
>
>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> I've used both PanicWare and Google, and I prefer the
>>> Google toolbar. I install it without the advanced
>>> features - and there's no maintenance issue to speak
of.
>
>
>.
>

Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by Lanwench

Lanwench
Fri Aug 06 21:20:35 CDT 2004

Most welcome :-)

yaya wrote:
> Thank you for your input!
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> yaya wrote:
>>> Thanks for replying, Lanwench. I see you liked Google
>>> Toolbar more, but did Pop-up Stopper actually work for the
>>> most part?
>>
>> It was fine - but as it was yet another thing to keep running in my
>> systray, I got rid of it when the Google toolbar popup blocker came
>> out - see no need for it, esp. given that the google toolbar is just
>> plain useful in general.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> I've used both PanicWare and Google, and I prefer the
>>>> Google toolbar. I install it without the advanced
>>>> features - and there's no maintenance issue to speak of.
>>
>>
>> .



Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by Sandi

Sandi
Sat Aug 07 03:36:19 CDT 2004

If you're using XP, install XP SP2 which is only days away. It includes a
built-in popup stopper (and lots of other new goodies).

--
Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
_______________________________________
Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/



yaya wrote:
> Anyone recommend Pop-up Stopper Free Edition (Panicware)?
> I can't go by CNET.com reviews since there are none! The
> latest version (released Aug 4) has none, and the previous
> version has a high download count yet mysteriously low
> positive or negative reviews.
>
> I know people recommended Google Toolbar to me in a
> previous thread here, but I want a low-maintenance, low-
> memory-using pop-up blocker that is spyware-free and
> toolbar-free! (Not suggesting Google Toolbar installs
> spyware.)
>
> So, can anyone who used BOTH of them recommend Pop-up
> Stopper to me with as much vigor as you would muster up
> for Spybot and Ad-aware? While we are on this subject,
> Smart Popup Blocker 1.1 has a nice rating on CNET.com; is
> that any good?


Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by yaya

yaya
Sun Aug 08 17:46:41 CDT 2004

I don't have XP. My computer is old and memory is maxed
out as is (although hard drive space is large and
sufficient).

I've been using Windows 2K for the last couple of years,
but even that is now starting to give me problems
(especially the memory hog Internet Explorer).

Putting XP on my machine would cripple my PC to the point
where the PC might not even function at all with it.

>-----Original Message-----
>If you're using XP, install XP SP2 which is only days
away. It includes a
>built-in popup stopper (and lots of other new goodies).
>
>--
>Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
>_______________________________________
>Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
>http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/
>
>
>
>yaya wrote:
>> Anyone recommend Pop-up Stopper Free Edition
(Panicware)?
>> I can't go by CNET.com reviews since there are none! The
>> latest version (released Aug 4) has none, and the
previous
>> version has a high download count yet mysteriously low
>> positive or negative reviews.
>>
>> I know people recommended Google Toolbar to me in a
>> previous thread here, but I want a low-maintenance, low-
>> memory-using pop-up blocker that is spyware-free and
>> toolbar-free! (Not suggesting Google Toolbar installs
>> spyware.)
>>
>> So, can anyone who used BOTH of them recommend Pop-up
>> Stopper to me with as much vigor as you would muster up
>> for Spybot and Ad-aware? While we are on this subject,
>> Smart Popup Blocker 1.1 has a nice rating on CNET.com;
is
>> that any good?
>
>.
>

Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by S

S
Tue Aug 10 05:50:33 CDT 2004

Try Mozilla Firefox:

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

System requirements:

Operating Systems - Windows 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP (Recommended)
Minimum Hardware - Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz or greater)
64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
52 MB hard drive space

Alternatively, try Opera (http://www.opera.com) for Windows
95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP - the features you need and very lightweight. Flipside:
you have to pay a bit if you don't want banners.

--
Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE
-= F1 is the key =-



"yaya" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:268201c47d99$926ecde0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I don't have XP. My computer is old and memory is maxed
> out as is (although hard drive space is large and
> sufficient).
>
> I've been using Windows 2K for the last couple of years,
> but even that is now starting to give me problems
> (especially the memory hog Internet Explorer).
>
> Putting XP on my machine would cripple my PC to the point
> where the PC might not even function at all with it.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >If you're using XP, install XP SP2 which is only days
> away. It includes a
> >built-in popup stopper (and lots of other new goodies).
> >
> >--
> >Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
> >_______________________________________
> >Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
> >http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >yaya wrote:
> >> Anyone recommend Pop-up Stopper Free Edition
> (Panicware)?
> >> I can't go by CNET.com reviews since there are none! The
> >> latest version (released Aug 4) has none, and the
> previous
> >> version has a high download count yet mysteriously low
> >> positive or negative reviews.
> >>
> >> I know people recommended Google Toolbar to me in a
> >> previous thread here, but I want a low-maintenance, low-
> >> memory-using pop-up blocker that is spyware-free and
> >> toolbar-free! (Not suggesting Google Toolbar installs
> >> spyware.)
> >>
> >> So, can anyone who used BOTH of them recommend Pop-up
> >> Stopper to me with as much vigor as you would muster up
> >> for Spybot and Ad-aware? While we are on this subject,
> >> Smart Popup Blocker 1.1 has a nice rating on CNET.com;
> is
> >> that any good?
> >
> >.
> >



Re: Pop-up Stopper Free Edition by nskrepetos

nskrepetos
Tue Aug 10 10:07:22 CDT 2004

The Panicware Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition has not been updated in
almost a year. In Feb 2004, the person that founded Panicware and
created all the Pop-Up Stopper products was forced out of the company,
and Panicware subsequently terminated the entire development team.

The new team, led by the creator of Pop-Up Stopper formed a new
company called SuperAdBlocker.com - www.superadblocker.com

The new product allows you to have a toolbar, or not, and blocks all
pop-ups, flash ads, ad banners, rich media, fly-in, slide-in, etc.
Super Ad Blocker has received rave reviews from CNET, SpywareInfo.com,
SnapFiles.com and www.popuptest.com

You can use the discount code GOOGLEGROUPS for a 20% savings on any
purchase from the SuperAdBlocker.com

You can try for 30-days for free, might be worth a shot.

"S. Pidgorny <MVP>" <slavickp@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:<#UHlmfsfEHA.2020@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>...
> Try Mozilla Firefox:
>
> http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
>
> System requirements:
>
> Operating Systems - Windows 98, 98SE, ME, NT 4.0, 2000, XP (Recommended)
> Minimum Hardware - Pentium 233 MHz (Recommended: Pentium 500MHz or greater)
> 64 MB RAM (Recommended: 128 MB RAM or greater)
> 52 MB hard drive space
>
> Alternatively, try Opera (http://www.opera.com) for Windows
> 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP - the features you need and very lightweight. Flipside:
> you have to pay a bit if you don't want banners.
>
> --
> Svyatoslav Pidgorny, MVP, MCSE
> -= F1 is the key =-
>
>
>
> "yaya" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:268201c47d99$926ecde0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > I don't have XP. My computer is old and memory is maxed
> > out as is (although hard drive space is large and
> > sufficient).
> >
> > I've been using Windows 2K for the last couple of years,
> > but even that is now starting to give me problems
> > (especially the memory hog Internet Explorer).
> >
> > Putting XP on my machine would cripple my PC to the point
> > where the PC might not even function at all with it.
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >If you're using XP, install XP SP2 which is only days
> away. It includes a
> > >built-in popup stopper (and lots of other new goodies).
> > >
> > >--
> > >Hyperlinks are used to ensure advice remains current
> > >_______________________________________
> > >Sandi - Microsoft MVP since 1999 (IE/OE)
> > >http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >yaya wrote:
> > >> Anyone recommend Pop-up Stopper Free Edition
> (Panicware)?
> > >> I can't go by CNET.com reviews since there are none! The
> > >> latest version (released Aug 4) has none, and the
> previous
> > >> version has a high download count yet mysteriously low
> > >> positive or negative reviews.
> > >>
> > >> I know people recommended Google Toolbar to me in a
> > >> previous thread here, but I want a low-maintenance, low-
> > >> memory-using pop-up blocker that is spyware-free and
> > >> toolbar-free! (Not suggesting Google Toolbar installs
> > >> spyware.)
> > >>
> > >> So, can anyone who used BOTH of them recommend Pop-up
> > >> Stopper to me with as much vigor as you would muster up
> > >> for Spybot and Ad-aware? While we are on this subject,
> > >> Smart Popup Blocker 1.1 has a nice rating on CNET.com;
> is
> > >> that any good?
> > >
> > >.
> > >