CS5 Still get unwanted size pop-up window

I still get the annoying (to me) pop-up window frequently that says Rectangle and the width and height. I turned off “smart dimensions” under guides and pasteboard but that didn’t seem to stop it.
New suggestions appreciated.
Thanks.
Jim

Petteri -
YES. That sounds like my problem. It does seem to pop-up when I'm working with rectangles or ellipse’s, etc.
I have turned off “show thumbnails on place” as you suggested and will be trying it that way. I never seem to be sure what I'm doing when it pops up, but, as I think about it, it does seem to be happening when I'm working as stated above. It will be very helpful not to have these unwanted pop-ups.
May I sneak in one more tiny question?
Why is it that when I'm typing my post (like now) that I can’t see a cursor?
Thanks to all.
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