Yes, testing indicates that you can use Webcelerate Accelerator and AdSubtract together by adjusting a few settings in your browser and in AdSubtract.

Like Webcelerate Accelerator, AdSubtract uses a local proxy server. (Click Here if you need additional information on Webcelerate Accelerator HTTP proxy port settings.) In order to use Proper Accelerator on a system running AdSubtract, some minor changes to preferences are needed. Changes to Webcelerate Accelerator In regard to proxy settings, be sure that the Webcelerate Accelerator menu Advanced Option entitled "Only accelerate connections without proxy conflicts" is selected. (This selection only applies when Webcelerate Accelerator is enabled.) Here's how to make this change, if necessary:

1. Click on the Webcelerate Accelerator icon.
2. Select the Options menu item.
3. Click the Advanced button.
4. Select the Only accelerate connections without proxy conflicts radio button.
5. Click OK.

Configuration Changes to Internet Explorer

The following steps allow you to "chain" Webcelerate Accelerator and AdSubtract proxy settings together for use with Internet Explorer. Although there are a number of steps, each takes only a few moments to accomplish.

The order in which Internet Explorer, AdSubtract, and Webcelerate Accelerator start is not important.

1. From Internet Explorer select Tools -> Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab.
   Select the connection you are using (typically from the Dial-up settings list -- it may already be selected). Click Settings...
2. Make sure that the "Use a proxy server for this connection" checkbox is checked. If not, do so. Then click the Advanced... button.
3. Make sure that the proxy address for HTTP is set to 127.0.0.1. If the proxy address is missing or is some other value, change it to 127.0.0.1 (AdSubtract may have automatically changed this setting at some point to "AdSubtract" -- that is fine.)
4. Make sure that the port number is set to 4444, AdSubtract's default proxy server port number. If the port number is missing or different, change it to 4444.
5. Configuration Changes to AdSubtract
6. Double-click on the AdSubtract icon in the taskbar (near the system clock). Then click on the Proxy tab.
7. Make sure that the checkbox "Use next-hop HTTP proxy server" is checked. If not, do so.
8. Set the HTTP Proxy to "localhost" (without quotation marks). Then set the port number to the Webcelerate Accelerator proxy server port number. By default this number is 8080, but it may be different on your system. ( for instructions on verifying the Webcelerate Accelerator HTTP proxy port number.)
9. Make sure that the checkbox "Use an AOL proxy" is not selected.
10. Click OK.

Verification

You can verify that both AdSubtract and Webcelerate Accelerator are working together when:

• The Webcelerate Accelerator icon (blue Webcelerateler near the system clock) shows moving arrows when you browse the Internet.
• The diagnostic test provided with AdSubtract succeeds. Double-click on the AdSubtract icon (yellow circle near system clock). From the Main menu click the Test Filtering button and follow the screen instructions.

If you do not get the above results:

1. Double-check the changes you made and settings you verified.
2. Reboot and verify settings. Then retest Webcelerate Accelerator and AdSubtract as described above.

Re-Enabling AdSubtract After Stopping Webcelerate Accelerator

Important: Webcelerate Accelerator is run in the background at all times. If you stop or uninstall Webcelerate Accelerator, you will get a message indicating that you need to change your Internet Explorer HTTP proxy setting. However, since the proxy setting is pointing to AdSubstract, you actually do not need to alter the browser settings. Instead, re-enable AdSubtract after stopping or uninstalling Webcelerate Accelerator by following these steps:

1. Double-click on the AdSubtract icon (in the taskbar, near the system clock).
2. Select the Proxy tab.
3. De-select the "Use next-hop HTTP proxy server" checkbox.
4. Click Apply, then OK.
5. Verify using the diagnostic test provided with AdSubtract. Double-click on the AdSubtract icon. From the Main menu click the Test Filtering button and follow the screen instructions.