Don, I just replied to your post but failed to click on "Notify me of
replies". If you are replying to that other reply of mine, please do so here
also so I'll know that there's something here. Thanks...

"Don Varnau" wrote:

> Hi,
> Are you running a HOSTS file?
> A HOSTS file may be causing this. If so there's a possible workaround.
> See: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hostsfaq.htm#Button
>
> Don
> [MS MVP- IE]
>
> "Paul G" <PaulG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D2F90676-94E7-43E0-9D6E-2D897B29F555@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, Don. Your note seems to confirm that this is a known issue. But
> is
> > there really no setting somewhere that can prevent ads from being treated
> by
> > IE as pages? Anyone out there know how to do this in a more "permanent"
> way?
>
> > "Don Varnau" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > Workaround- Use the down arrow on the Back button to bypass the other
> pages.
> > > I haven't heard of another solution to this problem.
>
> > > "Paul G" <PaulG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:4D2F7CDE-ECE9-43BE-8A31-2F6AA6CAD770@microsoft.com...
> > > > I'm using IE7 with XP Pro. Lots of horsepower. Plenty of RAM. When
> I
> > > visit
> > > > a site with a lot of advertising on it -- such as a newspaper -- and
> click
> > > to
> > > > a second page and then try to click the back button to return to the
> home
> > > > page, I find myself clicking 3 or 4 or 5 or even more times before I
> get
> > > back
> > > > to the home page. It APPEARS that it is somehow associated with the
> ads
> > > that
> > > > have loaded and even the advertising space for those ads that have
> been
> > > > blocked. (One ad or ad space seems to disappear with every back
> button
> > > > click). What's up with that? It makes the back button essentially
> > > useless.
> > > > Is there a setting I'm missing that can make that button crisp again?
> (I
> > > > don't recall having this problem with IE6.)
>
>