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Post by laverne on Apr 26, 2013 19:49:05 GMT -5
I'm runningWindows XP, Internet Explorer 8. Occasionally, a small vertical rectangle appears atop my text in an IE window. It has this data top to bottom - 4, Tweet, 0, g+1, 1, f share, Email, Share How can I get rid of this? Laverne Attachments:
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Post by drcard on Apr 27, 2013 7:21:44 GMT -5
Hi laverne, Those social media link boxes are placed there by the web page. These are not typical pop-up ads, so the built in pop-up blockers will not work on them. These social media link boxes are placed there by scripting. To block these you have to block the script that runs them. This can be accomplished two ways- 1) Change the browser settings to block all active scripting or 2) Use a third party software that blocks scripts. When these boxes hide the text that you are trying to read, it usually means that the web page designer didn't customized the script for his web page. This link gives instructions for various browser in how to adjust the active scripting settings that will stop these boxes from loading. www.ehow.com/how_7419768_rid-annoying-share-box-pages.html |
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Post by laverne on Apr 28, 2013 8:09:07 GMT -5
Thank you, Dana. So nice to be able to post an image when one doesn't know the proper term -- like "share box."
Laverne
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