From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: June 22, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: internet explorer problems
>
> Leo,
> The primary way I browse the internet is internet explorer.
> Unfortunately I have two problems with it that I can't fix
> and I would greatly appreciate your help. First is that while
> browsing, every 5-10 seconds,my browser window on top goes
> grey as if a popup is coming up and I have to click the
> screen again to get control of it and then continue what I
> was doing. Second, any time I would like to open a page that
> requires Javascript, the page just doesn't open, and instead
> of showing "opening:www.whateverwebpage" in the bottom left
> hand corner, it just shows the java command necessary to open
> the page. What should I do? If you do post this, I have no
> idea under what section to look under, would you email me to
> let me know when and where to look? Thanks...
The first one sounds like spyware, to be honest. I'd start
with a spyware scan, and probably a anti-virus scan as well.
http://ask-leo.com/spyware_how_do_i_remove_and_avoid_spyware.html
http://ask-leo.com/viruses_how_do_i_keep_myself_safe_from_viruses.html
The second one could be either of those, but I'm not positive.
If those scans don't clear it up, I would repair Internet Explorer,
and see if that doesn't help:
http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_delete_and_reinstall_microsoft_internet_explorer.html
Thanks for asking!
Leo