there are banner killers or little tiny programs to ban the banners, but i am a mac user, and i dont get them things at all, so i dont really know which one ya should use ... guess windooz ppl are drawing the shortest straw for these stupid banners, and get the innocense from the net ... guess you should contact your provider to ask what you can do about it, or search for banner killers yourself, i know the things are very irri ... but you can do something about it ... hope you will manage, for it's a great miss if you leave this nice community because of the stupid banners ... greetings, Harmen