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Old 19th Apr 2014, 18:16
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Ad block, safe downlosd sites ?

Would someone be so kind as to let me know of a safe site to download Ad block from ?

I'm using XP Internet Explorer. Ad block was working perfectly until I downloaded a Java 'update' .



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Old 19th Apr 2014, 20:05
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Erm, what's wrong with the adblock website itself ?
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Thanks Mixture.

I tried that but all I get is ;

Oops! Page Not Found
Sorry, the page you were looking for could not be found.



So any other advice would be appreciated
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Old 19th Apr 2014, 20:51
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https://adblockplus.org/ works as I have just tried it, best of luck.

Apology if advertising not allowed.

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I've just downloaded that site, restarted and the programme is installed but I'm still getting ads. Am I missing something?
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Old 19th Apr 2014, 22:12
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Hi goudie,

It's probably because Windows XP's Internet Explorer is outdated. Is there any reason why you object using a much more upgraded and reliable browser such as Google Chrome? You can grab a free Adblocker for Chrome, and you'll probably notice an increase in website compatibility support for the new HTML5 that IE fails to support, (in most cases).

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Jason, thanks for your response. I should have explained that I have windows 8.1 on my new notebook which comes with chrome and internet explorer, but I prefer using the ordinary google. I downloaded adblock ok but then it disappeared for some reason.
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Am I missing something?
You have to configure it to use a block list, IIRC.

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Old 20th Apr 2014, 15:40
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You have to configure it to use a block list, IIRC.
What is this ?
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I've downloaded adblock now, via chrome and it works!
But only if I browse using chrome, which isn't a problem
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When I first installed AdBlockPro into FF, way back many years ago, I had to select a block list: there was no default selected. It's quite possible that there is now a default block list, so that you can be "up and running" after installation without further configuration. I just haven't installed ABP for ages.

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