Topic by elliott 2008-04-17 15:51:44

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Hi all,
Today when I was looking at audiogames.net, when I click on a page, it makes two clicking noises. One click is normal, but then I see a frame like ad space or something.
Can someone please tell me if this is happening to them as well?
Thanks guys,
Elliott.

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Reply by andy smith 2008-04-18 23:17:55

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No, this is not happening here. What version of windows and what service pack, version of IE/FireFox etc.

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Reply by arjan 2008-04-19 10:51:14

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it isn't happening here either. You might have some weird virus or something.

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Reply by cx2 2008-04-19 12:21:39

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Adware?

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Reply by andy smith 2008-04-19 16:28:09

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Yeah, you could have a piece of spyware tath hijacks ads or something. Dunno.

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Reply by big d 2008-04-23 04:14:29

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Yeah these are called tracking cookies. AVG antispyware 7.5 scans for and shows them automatically, not sure about other systems.

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Reply by cx2 2008-04-23 11:45:12

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Nah, those are files which show a site where you've been. They do **not** hijack your browser, they do what they're called... they track.

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Reply by Sendermen 2008-04-23 17:04:45

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Today I made some changes to the website. However, I have no idea what the relation is with the clicking sounds. Are those the kind of sounds Windows plays back when Internet Explorer starts browsing?
And does it occur at the forum pages as well? If so, than it has nothing to do with the change, as I only changed the regular site, not the forum.

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Reply by cx2 2008-04-23 17:06:40 (edited by cx2 2008-04-23 17:07:27)

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Clicks tend to happen when IE switches from one page to another for various reasons.

For example when I submit a post it clicks once as it goes on to the "please wait" page, then clicks again as I'm redirected back to the thread.

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Reply by andy smith 2008-04-24 22:24:50

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Yeah CX2 it clicks when I click send, then when it redirects it clicks a few times and then when it's back at the main topic with all the posts in the thread you just posted to.

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Reply by cw 2008-04-24 23:10:59

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For the clikc noise you should look under sound and audio devices. Then press ctrl+tab to bring up the sound page. tab over to the treeview. In the tree under the window explorer branch you will find something called "start navigation". once you find it, tab over to the edit combo thing and set it to none and tab to OK, then press enter.

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Reply by cx2 2008-04-25 09:03:25

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CW, the issue is not the click noise. The issue is the original poster heard many clicks then found themself on a page other than AG.net. I explained what the clicks were because Senderman up there wasn't familiar with Internet Explorer, and I can't really blame him from what I've heard.

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Reply by cw 2008-04-25 15:44:53

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Oops. In that case you did better then I.

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