How To Disable Common Pop-Up Blockers - RedVector

How to Disable Common Pop-Up Blockers

This document lists some of the most popular pop-up blocking software packages and how to enable pop-up windows. Pop-up windows must be enabled to use this site. There many more pop-up blocking software packages, but we have listed the most popular. Generally, most pop-up blockers will install themselves either within the browser toolbar or within the Windows Taskbar along the bottom right corner of your screen.

Depending upon what is installed on your computer, it is possible that you may have more than one pop-up blocker running. You will have to disable all of them for this site to work properly.

Once you have reviewed these instructions and have disabled all pop-up blockers in your system, the Browser Information window should show:

Jump to specific software:

1. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
2. MSN Toolbar
3. Google Toolbar
4. Yahoo! Toolbar
5. AOL Toolbar
6. Mozilla Firefox
7. Safari 3.x
8. Opera
9. Norton Internet Security/Firewall Pop-up Blocker
10. Pop-Up Stopper
11. PopUpCop

Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)

With the release of Microsoft's Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, pop-up blocking is now directly integrated into Internet Explorer. By default, pop-up blocking is enabled in Internet Explorer.

To disable the pop-up blocker while on our site, open the Tools menu, select the Pop-up Blocker option, and select the Turn Off Pop-up Blocker option as shown below:

After using our site, you can go back into the menu and turn the pop-up blocker back on if desired.

MSN Toolbar

MSN Toolbar is provided by Microsoft as one of their services. This pop-up blocker is part of a menu bar and appears in the browser as follows:

The following icon is the pop-up blocker:

To disable pop-up blocking, click on the down arrow to the right of the text, which will bring up the following menu:

Click on either the Allow Pop-ups or the Allow Pop-ups for this Siteoption. After using our site, you can go back into the menu and turn the pop-up blocker back on if desired.

Google Toolbar

The Google Toolbar is provided by Google to facilitate searching the web, as well as providing pop-up blocking. This pop-up blocker is part of a menu bar and appears in the browser as follows:

The following icon is the pop-up blocker:

To allow pop-ups to appear, merely click on the icon. You should now see the following:

After using our site, you can click the icon again to re-enable the pop-up blocker if desired.

Yahoo! Toolbar

The Yahoo! Toolbar is available from Yahoo! as one of their services. It appears in the browser as follows:

The following icon is the pop-up blocker:

To disable pop-up blocking, click on the down arrow beside the icon to bring up its menu, as follows:

Click on the Enable Pop-Up Blocker option to remove the checkmark beside it, disabling the pop-up blocking. After using our site, you can go back into the menu and turn the pop-up blocker back on if desired.

AOL Toolbar

The AOL Toolbar is available from America On-Line as one of their services. It appears in the browser as follows:

The following icon is the pop-up blocker:

To allow pop-ups to appear, merely click on the icon. You should now see the following:

After using our site, you can click the icon again to re-enable the pop-up blocker if desired.

Mozilla Firefox

Firefox's pop-up blocker is integrated into the browser much like the pop-up blocker for Internet Explorer. To disable the pop-up blocker:

1. Open the Tools menu and click on Options. The following window will appear:
2. Select the Content icon.
3. Remove the checkmark from beside the Block pop-up windows option.
4. Click OK to close the window.

You can go back into the menu after using our site to turn on the pop-up blocker.

Safari 3.x

Safari's pop-up blocker is integrated into the browser much like the pop-up blocker for Internet Explorer. To disable the pop-up blocker select Edit from the main menu and deselect the Block Pop-up Windows menu item as shown below:

After using our site, you can go back into the menu and turn the pop-up blocker back on if desired.

Opera

Opera's pop-up blocker is integrated into the browser much like the pop-up blocker for Internet Explorer. To disable the pop-up blocker:

1. From the Tools menu, select the Preferences option. The following window will appear:
2. Click on the Windows option in the left-hand list in the window.
3. Select the Open all pop-ups option in the Pop-ups list.
4. Click the OK button to close the window.

You can go back into the above window after using our site to turn on the pop-up blocker.

Norton Internet Security/Firewall Pop-up Blocker

To disable pop-up blocking in Norton's Internet Security/Firewall, do the following:

1. Bring up Norton Internet Security's/Firewall's main window. This can be accomplished by opening the Windows Start menu, selecting All Programs, and then selecting Norton Firewall.
2. A window like the following should appear:
3. Click on the Ad Blocking line.
4. Click on the Turn Off button.
5. Close the window.

You can go back into the above window after using our site to turn on the pop-up blocker.

Pop-Up Stopper

Unlike the other software listed above, this program is designed solely for preventing pop-ups. When running, it displays an icon in the lower right corner of your Start Menu taskbar (usually near the clock) and appears as follows:

The following icon controls Pop-Up Stopper:

To disable pop-up blocking, right-click on the icon and the following menu will appear on the screen:

Click on the Block pop-up ad windows option to remove the checkmark beside it. After using our site, you can go back into the menu and turn the pop-up blocker back on if desired.

PopUpCop

Like Pop-Up Stopper, this program is designed solely for preventing pop-ups. This pop-up blocker is part of a menu bar and appears in the browser as follows:

To disable pop-up blocking, click on the arrow to the right of the yellow badge, and a menu will appear with a list of options, as follows:

Click on either the Disable PopUpCop or the Allow pop-ups from this site... option. After using our site, you can go back into the menu and turn the pop-up blocker back on if desired.