Something of this nature comes up ever time I click on a new topic or message. It is always blank with no tool bar,etc. After roaming around the site for a while, I have 10 or 15 of these which I have to close individually or close everthing including the 2, may be 3 sites I am interested in.

It sounds like you are saying it is not just GenWeb sites but others too. If so maybe it is some kind of a spyware or tracker thingie (I don't know the correct terminology) that you've picked up. Maybe doing some computer maintenance (clearing out cache and history, etc) might help.

Hopefully someone who is more computer savvy than I can answer because I may be way off track. Good Luck. That kind of problem is so annoying.
Anne

However, I long ago came to the conclusion that GW is immune to popup blockers in some way and that battling popups here is an exercise in futility. My AV program occasionally shuts GW down to *protect my computer from harm*. Alarming.

Of the sites I regularly visit, I ONLY encounter this problem on GW and it matters not which computer I'm using. When my dd bought a new computer a while back, I logged on to GW just out of curiousity. Yup! The blasted popups were still there despite the popup blocker.

It's a rare day when I manage to leave here of my own accord or at the very least, without my blood pressure reaching boiling point. Honestly, I wouldn't visit here at all were it not for the experienced wisdom of the core members here and their kindness and willingnes to share. And considering my level of frustration after just 15 brief minutes scrolling through posts, that is high praise indeed!

Diggery -
One more thing to try is-

* Click on "tools" in the upper right corner.
* Click on the "Pop Up Blocker".
* Click on "Pop Up Blocker Settings"
* When the window opens, look all the way at the bottom and there will be a drop down menu for the "Blocking Level".
* I think default is "medium". Change it to "High" and see if that helps. Of course if it is on "low", then use "medium" and that should help.
If that doesn't work you need to remove the spyware application on your computer. There is software that can do it for you, or do a search on how to do it yourself from a university or computer geek forum.

I understand your frustration with the pop up's. I can't stand them. With me, I get a negative relation with the product. So if I see it on the store shelf, I think " those are the _______'s that are so annoying to me when I'm trying to do something on the internet. Why would I use there _________?" (Fill in the blanks with your favorite choice of words)

Lol at the negative product relating - I've actually taken the time to e-mail certain companies advising there are no circumstances under which I would purchase their product so long as they continue to make my internet experience miserable! Actually takes quite a lot to get under my skin but there comes a point when one must take a stand *chuckle*

bless ya,
~digger