From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 07, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Windows pop up for only a second
>
> Leo,
> A most frustrating problem. I am on Comcast cable, have
> McAfee anti virus and firewall installed. My windows firewall
> is off. I can turnoff all McAfee stuff and my problem is
> still there. No pop up blockers are on either. Running XP SP2
>
> PROBLEM-some windows come up for just a second and then go away.
>
> EXAMPLE AMerican Airlines. Click on airport code. Small
> window appears for maybe a second or two them goes away. Not
> all windows do this. Very frustrating. Maybe certain scripts
> will not keep showing?
It certainly *sounds* like a popup blocker. Have you turned off the
pop-up blocker in IE as well?
Failing that, I'd actually see if downloading and running a different
browser, such as FireFox, resolved the problem.
Thanks for asking,
Leo
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