Hello owbist, Thought I would get back with you and let you know that what you told me to do worked, it is no longer popping up at startup. When I went to where you told me to, I found Kodak Easy Share in there and removed it. Nothing has ever been in there up until now and I wondered what that was for. Now I know "Smiles" One thing I forgot last night was to give my operating system. You must have read my mind. Ha! BTW it is WinXPSP2. Thank you so much for your help, I really appreciate it. thirdfrt!!!

I can't help but see this not as a GW problem, but a problem with whoever designs your hardware's software. I use Firefox with the free Adblock Plus and Adblock Plus Pop-Up add-ons. I have no pop-ups whatsoever on GW: not even if I hover the mouse over the green words. (And no pop-ups anywhere else, either.) Of course, I'm not using an iPad or a smart phone, but a desktop and a laptop. Windows 7 on both (even the brand-new laptop). Not up-to-the-minute; not trendy; doesn't fit in my pocket; not Apple. But no pop-ups!

It is an ongoing nightmare on my allotment. After Bindweed it is the worst weed I have. It spreads by a network of creeping roots and it almost impossible to get rid of. But if your garden is a bit wild, woodsy and easygoing it might be ok. It's terrible if you're trying to grow vegetables. Pulling won't bother it. You need to dig out every fraction of root.

It may be Tall Goldenrod, S. altissima. The leaves match. The stem looks smooth but is covered in short pubescence that doesn't show up in photos. S. altissima, S. gigantea and S. canadensis make up the Solidago canadensis complex. Solidago canadensis is not an agressive spreader, but Solidago altissima is. Solidago atissima var. altissima is my guess. I did actually ID a real Lithospermum parviflorum a few days ago. Luckilly it was in bloom. Solidago altissima var. altissima