The first extensions for the Google Chrome browser are finally being released and available for users who want to add functionality to the web browser that everyone is calling Google Browser. There is still no build in extension manager in the web browser which makes the installation of the extensions more complicated than other web browsers.
The first extension to block advertisement has been around for a while but the installation has changed with the official release of Google Chrome 2. Adsweep can be compared to the popular Firefox add-on Adblock Plus. Google Chrome 2.x users need to download the file AdSweep.user.js from the official AdSweep website. They then need to create a directory with the name User Scripts in their user profile. Windows XP and Windows Vista users find the Google Chrome profile folder in the following default locations:
Windows XP user profile directory:
C:\Documents and Settings\
Windows Vista user profile directory:
C:\Users\
Google Chrome needs to be started with a parameter to enable userscripts. This can be best done by adding the parameter to the shortcut of the Google Browser. A right-click on the shortcut will open the shortcut properties of the browser. The parameter –enable-user-scripts needs to be added at the end of the Target field in the Shortcut tab.
The complete command to launch Google Chrome with extensions would then look like the following:
"c:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --enable-user-scripts
The website of the Adsweep developers contains additional information to add the parameter to the shell command when opening websites this way.
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With AdSweep you can just use the Extension for Chrome and change the chrome shortcut to chorme.exe –enable-extensions
finally I will be able to get rid of those OBNOXIOUS advertising schemes some sites use! Have you seen those hideous mouseover text popups that some places have been using? Complete crap. Glad to be rid of them.
works perfectly! This is not a test!
Is it just me or is this missing the point?
First of all what a messy installation – not quite as slick as Firefox add-ons.
But then when I go to a webpage with adverts I find that the adverts are displayed on the screen for a second – THEN AdSweep gets rid of them.
Surely the whole point of ad blocking is that I get a faster screen refresh and do not waste my broadband loading adverts?
Adsweep cannot be compared to adblock plus . Adsweep only hides the ads while abp blocks them. This means the ads are still downloaded and there is no gain in bandwidth, page loading time,etc. Conserving bandwidth has remained the primary priority for me as I am stuck on a monthly 1.5 GB limit.
I second Saurabh’s concern, plus the fact that it doesn’t block tracking counters.
Well a much awaited extension for CHROME, but am I missing the point?
First of all lets just ignore the rather messy installation – not quite as slick as Firefox Add-ons.
Once installed, when I go to a website with adverts, the ads appear briefly and then disappear from my screen. Surely the whole point of an ad blocker is that my screen refreshes faster and that I do not waste my broadband downloading the adverts in the first place?
Once I have waited and downloaded the various animated adverts – they might as well stay on the screen. My own built in eye / brain filters are quite capable of just ignoring adverts.
Good effort – must try harder!
No matter what brower you are using AdMucher a much better solution can block ads. It blocks ads system wide, block ads in xfire, messenger ect… all the others just can’t compete. It even works in Windows 7
what cracks me up is that when you go to adsweep’s site you are greeted with what? none other than an obnoxious flashing banner ad telling you that “no kidding, you’ve won a million dollars”. utterly hilarious.