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Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	19 May 2009 01:25
	sorry Julia I don't have the faintest idea how to help you. Maybe some one will .......... or you could start a thread, and then someone will direct you to the correct thread! sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	16 Dec 2008 16:25
	Jean I had this problem, so I disabled Flash player when on this site and enabled it when I need for other sites. Luckily, my Norton now has adblocker - went back to 360 version one.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	16 Dec 2008 16:25
	Jean I had this problem, so I disabled Flash player when on this site and enabled it when I need for other sites. Luckily, my Norton now has adblocker - went back to 360 version one.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	16 Dec 2008 16:25
	Jean I had this problem, so I disabled Flash player when on this site and enabled it when I need for other sites. Luckily, my Norton now has adblocker - went back to 360 version one.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	15 Dec 2008 12:50
	Maryjane-sue Version 2 doesn't have ad blocking! You could try disabling Shockwave ActivieX Control, if you are using IE7. Click on Tools, the Manage Addons, then Manage Add-ons. then Disable Add-ons, find Shockwave and disable it. It won't remove the ads but should stop them flashing.
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	Mary	Report	14 Dec 2008 17:35
Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 64 Send Message	The advertisers are shooting themselves in the foot, because I might notice an ad if it is sitting quietly, but turning off the flashing ads means I can't see it at all. I often wonder if these 'flashers' switch them off their own home computers LOL
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1 162 Send Message	maryjane-sue	Report	14 Dec 2008 15:35
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1 162 Send Message	Potty - I have Norton 360 version 2, I think. I did notice there were 2 downloads available for 360, so maybe my one doesnt have it :-(
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	14 Dec 2008 11:15
	Maryjane-sue, Which version of Norton are you using? I found that the add-on pack for some versions doesn't have ad blocking.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1 162 Send Message	maryjane-sue	Report	14 Dec 2008 08:55
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1 162 Send Message	If by chance an advert caught my eye and interest, which is very rarely, then I would open a new browser window and find the web site on there by either searching or typing in the address - ANYTHING than click on the links on here! lol To my mind that only encourages advertising. And I still cant suss out Nortons! lol
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	13 Dec 2008 19:14
	Potty it seems to me that the idea is to make us use Reply ........... the Add just didn't work at all for me on the first day, apart from a slight "jump" then it settled back onto the same place I'd started from. I'm guessing that the bright young things decided that Add should not be functional in the sense that we've all come to expect, but should take one to the Reply button. It does make some kind of sense ...... unless you've been used to something else happening!! sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	13 Dec 2008 19:11
	ooooo what a good idea Tracey! (except I can't see them, so I don't know who they are .... and I'm not in the UK anyway!!) sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 809 Send Message	Redharissa	Report	13 Dec 2008 15:23
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 809 Send Message	It is tempting to contact the advertisers directly and explain that you will boycott their products and will advise your friends to do the same, as you find their advertising so intrustive.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	13 Dec 2008 14:03
	Maryjane-sue, open Norton, then click on Task & Settings at the top of the box. Set up Add on Pack should be at the bottom right. Is anybody else having problems adding to a thread? When I clicked Add to post to this one, the cursor just jumped to the top of the screen. Clicked on reply and everything was fine.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7 819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	13 Dec 2008 13:00
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7 819 Send Message	I don't have Norton, but Firefox with Ad-Blocker Plus installed works just as well.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1 162 Send Message	maryjane-sue	Report	13 Dec 2008 12:46
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1 162 Send Message	ooooerrrr - I must be having a senior moment. I have Nortons and have downloaded the add on thingie but cant find anywhere about ad blocking etc. Where am I going wrong?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	12 Dec 2008 20:34
	Heather ........................ the threads now take up about 14" of my screen, and the "stuff" on the left only about 1". BIG change from yesterday!!! Gill ........ thank you again!! I'm glad it has helped you Cynthia ......... I've now also tried the tip to change the colour of the screen and the text Brilliant!!!!!! It does change the colour of the whole desktop though, some people may not like that. and it changes the colour on ALL internet sites, which you may not like sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 19 491 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	12 Dec 2008 19:41
	There's also a thread on General about changing the colour of the screen. I'm impressed Sylvia!! Yes, I feel more centralised now - yesterday I felt the wording was all on the right hand side. Maybe someone IS taking notice of the comments!!
	Researching: ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 866 Send Message	Lady Cutie	Report	12 Dec 2008 18:59
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5 866 Send Message	Hi Sylvia in Canada, yes i have noticed the width if the threads it's not so bunched up now Hazel
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	12 Dec 2008 18:45
	my Ad Block with Norton seems to be working just fine but then I haven't been bothered by any ads on here or on FR for the last couple of years (the length of time I have been using this feature)! Anyone noticed that the width of the threads seems to ahve been increased (and thus the amount of "waste" space to the left has decreased)? sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46 043 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	12 Dec 2008 18:08
	Gerry and Gill so glad that I could help! ir's peaceful without those ads isn't it?? sylvia
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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