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    1. Deceptive advertising? Re: [CASANFRA] Online marriage records
    2. > Hello again!! > > Here is the link to the site. When you go in and try to view a record, it > wants you to download a viewer of some sort. I tried and then it crashed. Hopefully you're not talking about NetDetective ... that is not necessary to view records. It's an ad -- but it fooled me at first into thinking this was a necessary item, like Ancestry's browser for census records, until I clicked and it said I had to pay $29 or something like that. I went back to the NetSearch screen and looked more closely. In the lower right hand corner in very small type it says "Advertizements" (no, they can't spell--elsewhere they also want us to take a "peak" at what they're transcribing) with an up arrow and then "Searches" with a down arrow. I would hate to think you spent $29 or whatever the price was for something you didn't need. If you did, I'd ask for my money back and/or complain to the Better Business Bureau. I can't tell though if it's Vital Search or Net Detective that is to blame for the way this ad looks. Anyway, when you're on the NetDetective ad screen, look for "begin search/reset" at the very bottom and click on it. THIS will get you to what you want, and for free at that. :)

    01/03/2002 01:07:03