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671147 2008-05-21 01:47:00 Hi guys
Until recently I had an advert free version of PF1 then suddenly I have all the ads again. On our work Broadband (telecom) it takes ages to load.
How do I return to the good old Ad-free days?
theother1 (3573)
671148 2008-05-21 02:22:00 There are already a numbe of posts on here about this, (unforyunately i can't find them right now, but someone will) , There are solutions for Firefox and Opera Morgenmuffel (187)
671149 2008-05-21 02:36:00 Check forums.pcworld.co.nz
And also some of Bletch's postings, he has fixed these adverts a few times with his brilliant coding.

Also load noscript and adblock plus onto your Firefox.

I only have one advert left now everything else is gone.
Bantu (52)
671150 2008-05-21 02:41:00 You can edit by removing or commenting out, your windows host file to prevent ads (mainly Google ads) and perhaps others if you know what their command lines/references are - There are probably web sites with common ad references within the host file - some which you can download to insert in your/work hosts file. Here's a basic tutorial at Digital Inspiration (labnol.blogspot.com). Care though - It might pay to back up the hosts file or the text commands/references within it, before any changes... kahawai chaser (3545)
671151 2008-05-21 05:22:00 On firefox, (by far superior to i.e) you can download an add on called adblockplus for free, which is awesome! There arent any annoying ads now, the ads just disappear! simro (13177)
671152 2008-05-21 06:18:00 For some reason, Adblock prevents ads from loading... :D pcuser42 (130)
671153 2008-05-21 09:26:00 There is an IE Addon that allows you to block ads, use mouse gestures etc etc. Its quite handy, but I don't block the ads because I think they get $$$ for PF1 everyone someone loads one. The add on is called IEPro, serach for it. And Firefox isn't that much better than IE. Its mostly a matter of opinion. I perfer Opera, but use IE sometimes pecase IEPro makes it easier to use than Opera sometimes. I love Opera wigets though :). SPARTAN 860 (2618)
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