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How to Defeat the -----------------> |\ / \ | / \
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Altavista Free Internet--------------> | \ ___ _ | | | |
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Ad Banner----------> | | /\ \ / | ___| | + |
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by | / /__\ \ / === | | | | |
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_|/ \ / _/ \__/ \_ \_/
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I've seen other free internet providers such as Netzero and Worldspy,
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but they don't fufill my needs, because their file sizes are just too
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large and if you're on a 33.6 modem like me, you'll hate downloading
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Netzero (around 3.5 to 4 megs). Also, some people say, "Worldspy is
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cool because there is no ad and its free." -- Yes it is true but the
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download is around 8 megs, and for some reason it never seemed to
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connect for me. Altavista is only 650K, so its a short download.
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Heres how to get rid of the Ad banner from Altavista, and it's pretty
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easy to do.
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1) Download the program from altavista.com. There should be a link on
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the front page for it. Then install it.
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2) Download a program called ProcessView from www.spytech-web.com. It
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shows you which programs are running in the background. It's free
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and made by Spytech software. They have a lot of other good programs,
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so look around.
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3) Start up Altavista, but dont' connect. Then start up ProcessView
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and push the 'Refresh' button.
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4) Connect with the Altavista program.
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5) Then next steps you must do fairly quickly in order to work.
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6) Wait until Altavista says 'Initializing AltaVista Free Access.
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Please wait.'
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7) Switch to the ProcessView window. Now, select the FIRST entry that
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says 'FreeAV' and click 'KillProc' and answer yes.
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( You can use CTRL+ALT+DEL in place of ProcessView, because it should
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work, but for some reason it does not work on my computer. )
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8) You should be left with a connection icon in the systray without the
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ad window.
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