HTGuide on my desktop doesn't show any sponsor links

[Chris D]

Weird... when I use my laptop to use the Guide, I get standard pages with everything on there that I think is supposed to be. When I use my desktop to connect (over the same cable modem) I get the same standard page, but I just noticed that there's no sponsor links at the top or bottom. I think it's been like that for a while for me, too.

Strange.

[Aussie Geoff]

Chris,

Do you have any anti-spyware products. I used to have several and with their ad-blocker / pop-up blocker settings some of them would turn off all / most sponsor ads. Thatt would be my bet. :banana:

Geoff

[Patt]

Funny you guys mention this.....There never has been any Sponser Links that I can see.
We have Norton Anti-Virus and security. Maybe I'll play with the settings and see what happens.

[Kevin P]

Check for any ad-blockers you might have, say built into a firewall such as ZoneAlarm or Norton Internet Security. These are the most common culprits.

Fortunately, the HTG sponsor links are simple banners, no animation or anything and they aren't a doubleclick.net type of junk ad that drops cookies, so the usual reasons for blocking them don't apply. They're small and static so they don't slow down surfing either.

[Chris D]

Well, the funny thing is, I'm running the exact same operating configuration on both computers, as far as I know, including Win XP, Norton AV, and Norton IS. The only thing I can think of is periodically I run Ad-Aware on my desktop to check for spyware, but it's not like it's running all the time. And I don't get Red X's at the top of the screen, nor the banner that any items have been blocked, like anti-pop-up. The page just starts with the HTGuide logo at the top left. No sponsor links at the bottom of the page, either, but everything else is there. I haven't noticed this with any other sites.

[Lex]

Ad Aware will not get rid of ads on a regular basis, or any basis. It takes a product that interacts with every page display. Norton Security (IS) is probably what is doing this.

[Patt]

Hey Cool....
I disabled the Norton stuff and I can then see the links and banners.

[Chris D]

Well, I'll try it out. Like I said, though, I'm running the same configuration on both my laptop and desktop, and haven't noticed this with any other sites.