In the last week I have been bombarded by little pop-ups with java links everytime I enter this forum. They end up with a MSN-looking link to a trouble shooting Wizard as my computer "may have internal errors". I'm going to contact MSN to see if they are legit. Anyone else receiving these?

Yes. I had the same problem until I set my firewall to block them. They are very annoying in the least and potentially hazardous to my PC.

I don't (hardly) ever see one. Maybe my NIS blocks them.

Use Mozilla Firefox. Blocks popups (but gives you the option of allowing them if you need to. Notifies you when you are going to an obfuscated URL, like the phishing email lins that look legit but aren't. Extremely resistant to spyware. Instead of opening new windows, uses tabs in the original browser window. Fast, secure, featureful, and free. Get it here:
www.mozilla.org