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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/24/2006 03:21:54 PM · #1
I've had a problem in my Microsoft Internet Explorer for the past, what seems like about three weeks. There's this box titled "Current Polls" in the upper-left corner, which continues on with some radio-button questions about a comment checkbox.

I've looked through all of my Internet Options and security settings, and enabled & disabled everything twice, but the "Current Polls" box is still there.

I tried deleting my registry and formatting my hard drive, but nothing has worked.

Can anybody help?
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/24/2006 03:26:00 PM · #2
I had this problem awhile ago, too. This is the only solution I've found.

* Using Notepad or some other text editor, open the file named “hosts”, which is located in the following directory:
o Windows XP = C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
o Windows 2K = C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC
o Windows 98\ME = C:\WINDOWS
* Add the following on its own line in the hosts file, using the sites that apply to you:
127.0.0.1 dpchallenge.com
* Save and quit.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/24/2006 03:29:41 PM · #3
Thanks mk, it got rid of the offending box, but now all I get is porn.

Message edited by author 2006-04-24 15:29:53.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/24/2006 03:30:17 PM · #4
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Thanks mk, it got rid of the offending box, but now all I get is porn.


Glad to hear everything is back to normal.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/24/2006 03:41:22 PM · #5
Originally posted by mk:
Originally posted by Strikeslip:
Thanks mk, it got rid of the offending box, but now all I get is porn.


Glad to hear everything is back to normal.

Yes, I normally find it very interesting, then even more interesting, then even MORE interesting. Finally ending in a crescendo of interest, followed immediately by disinterest and guilt.
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