Common pop-up Blockers And How To Disable Them

• Pop-up Blocker on iPad
• Pop-up Blocker in Google Chrome
• Windows XP Pop-up Blocker Using Internet Explorer
• AIM Toolbar  
• AOL Toolbar  
• Earthlink  
• Firefox  
• Google Toolbar for IE  
• Mozilla/Netscape
• McAfee Internet Security
• MSN Toolbar
• Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2005 and 2006  
• Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2004 and earlier  
• Pop-Up Stopper
• Safari (Macintosh Computers)
• Starware Toolbar
• Viewpoint Toolbar
• Yahoo Toolbar
• Zone Alarm Pro

Pop-up Blocker on iPad

iPad 2 comes with pre-installed Safari web browser which provides pleasant surfing experience. In case you are accessing websites with pop ups then you can use the iPad settings for disabling the popup blocker.

Pop-up Blocker in Google Chrome

Google Chrome prevents pop-ups from automatically appearing and cluttering your screen. Whenever the browser blocks pop-ups for a site, the  icon appears in the address bar. Click the icon to see the pop-ups that have been blocked or to manage pop-up settings for the site.

See pop-ups for a specific site

To see blocked pop-ups for a site, follow the steps listed below:

1. If pop-ups have been blocked, you'll see the  icon in the address bar. Click the icon to see a list of the blocked pop-ups.
2. Click the link for the pop-up window that you'd like to see.
3. To always see pop-ups for the site, select "Always show pop-ups from [site]." The site will be added to the exceptions list, which you can manage in the Content Settings dialog.

To allow all pop-ups, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings.
3. Click Show advanced settings
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4. in the "Privacy" section, click the Content settings button.


5. In the "Pop-ups" section, click Manage exceptions.

Windows XP Pop-up Blocker Using Internet Explorer

• To disable
  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. On the Tools menu, point to Pop-up Blocker, and then click Pop-up Blocker Settings.
  3. Choose the Turn Off Pop-up Blocker option.
     

AIM Toolbar

AIM Toolbar is often inadvertently installed along with AOL Instant Messenger, an instant messaging software.  This Toolbar provides search functionality and interacts with AOL Instant Messenger. 

• To disable
  1. Click on the AIM button on the left end of the Toolbar. This will open the drop-down list.
  2. Clicking on the Toolbar Options in the drop-down list will open the "AIM Toolbar Options"
  3. Choose the pop-up Blocker Tab and uncheck the Block pop-up Windows box.
  4. Click the OK button. 

Once this is done,  the user should be able to open the new window.  If you are still unable to log in, you may have more Pop-Blockers to identify and disable.

AOL Toolbar

• To disable
  1. Click Settings on the AOL toolbar.
  2. Click Pop-Ups in the Essentials tab.
  3. Click Off - Do not block any pop-ups
  4. Click Apply and OK to close the options window.

Earthlink

• To disable
  1. Click the Protection button on the toolbar.
  2. Click Pop-Up Blocker then Options.
  3. Click Off - Do not block any pop-ups
  4. Click Apply and OK to close the options window.

Firefox

• To disable
  1. Open the Options window in Firefox.
  2. Click on the Web Features icon.
  3. Uncheck the Block pop-up Windows option.Click Apply and OK to close the options window.

Google Toolbar

• To disable
  1. Open the Google Toolbar Options window by clicking on the options button.
  2. In the Accessories section click off checkbox next to the pop-up blocker option

Mozilla

1. Open the Edit toolbar menu and choose the Preferences option.

2. On the right-hand column, under the Privacy & Security Preferences category, click on the pop-up Windows topic. (If no sub-categories are visible, double-click on the title Privacy & Security to expand the list.)

3. De-select the box next to Block unrequested pop-up windows to completely disable the pop-up blocking software

McAfee Internet Security

1. point to McAfee Pop-Up Blocker
2. deselect Enable Pop-up Blocker

MSN Toolbar

MSN Toolbar is the latest of the toolbars, but is starting to gain popularity. As with Yahoo and Google Toolbars, it allows other features on top of Pop-Up Blocking.  Below is the MSN Toolbar:

The following icon is the Pop-Up Blocker:

To disable Pop-Up Blocking, Click on the Down arrow to the right of the text to bring up the Menu:

Click on Allow Pop-ups.

Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2005 And 2006

1. Norton Internet Security 2005 usually adds a yellow and orange orb icon to your system tray in the Windows taskbar. You may be able to right-click on it and Disable.(see above picture)
2. Otherwise, click on Start>Programs>Norton Internet Security>Norton Internet Security.  In the left hand pane of the Norton Internet Security window click on Norton AntiSpam.
   
   
   
3. Choose the Status and Settings view under Norton AntiSpam.  If Settings for Pop-up Blocking display a green checkmark, then Turn Off Pop-up Blocking.  To do this, Click on the words Pop-up Blocking.
   
   
   
4. Click Pop-Ups Blocking -> Turn off.
   
   
   
5. It should now look like this
   
   
   
6. The last step is to clear your Cache. To do this you can open Tools >Internet Options > click the "Delete Files..." button OR from the assessment page, while simultaneously holding down the Ctrl key & the Shift key use your mouse to press the browsers refresh button.

Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2004 and earlier

1. Norton Internet Security 2004 usually adds a blue and green orb icon to your system tray in the Windows taskbar.  You may be able to right-click on it and Disable.(see above image)
2. Otherwise, click on Start>Programs>Norton Internet Security
3. In the left hand pane of the Norton Internet Security window choose the Status and Settings view under Norton Internet Security. If Settings for Ad Blocking display a green checkmark, then Turn Off Ad Blocking. To do this, Click on the words Ad Blocking. The Ad Blocking Pane should appear in the right hand pane.
   
   
   
4. Click Turn Off.
5. The last step is to clear your Cache. To do this you can open Tools >Internet Options > click the "Delete Files..." button OR from the assessment page, while simultaneously holding down the Ctrl key & the Shift key use your mouse to press the browsers refresh button.

Remember that the last step after turning off Norton Internet Security's pop-up blocker is to to either delete your Cache or to Refresh the assessment page while simultaneously holding down the Ctrl & Shift keys to open a non-cached copy of the assessment page.

PopupCop

Another popular Pop-Up Blocker, this software is also designed solely for preventing Pop-Ups. It installs a toolbar within the browser:

To disable Pop-Up Blocking, click on the arrow to the right of the badge and a menu will appear with a list of options:

Click on Disable pop-upCop. Once this is done,  the user should be able to open the new window.  If you are still unable to log in, you may have more Pop-Blockers to identify and disable.

Pop-Up Stopper

If you have Pop-Up Stopper, an icon will appear in the bottom right hand corner of your screen.

1. To disable the blocker, right-click on the Pop-Up Stopper software icon.
2. Un-check the checkbox next to Enable pop-up blocking.
3. You can re-enable the software when you are done with your assessment.

Safari Web Browser (Macintosh Computers)

1. Open Safari
2. Click on the Safari Menu
3. Uncheck "Block Pop-Up Windows"

Starware Toolbar (for Internet Explorer)

• To completely disable the pop-up blocker, click on the arrow next to the Starware logo on the left-hand end of the toolbar. This will display the main menu; select the Preferences... option from the resulting drop-down list. In the message window that appears, uncheck the box to Enable pop-up Blocker. Click OK to close the window.

Viewpoint Toolbar

Viewpoint Toolbar is often inadvertently installed along with Viewpoint Player, a media player software.  This Toolbar provides search functionality and shows snapshots of search results' pages. 

Clicking on the word Viewpoint on the right end of the Toolbar will open the drop-down list.

Clicking on the Options Menu in the drop-down list will open the "Viewpoint Toolbar Options".  To disable Pop-up Blocking choose the Pop-ups Tab and uncheck the Enable Pop-up Blocker box.  Then click the OK button. 

Yahoo Toolbar

Probably the most popular toolbar, this program allows several other functions besides Pop-Up Blocking. Listed below is how the bar will appear within IE:

To disable Pop-Up Blocking, Click on the Down arrow to bring up the Menu:

Uncheck the entry Enable Pop-Up Blocker.


Once this is done,  the user should be able to open the assessment window.   If you are still unable to log in, you may have more Pop-Blockers to identify and disable.

Zone Alarm

To disable the pop-up blocker in ZoneAlarm Pro:

1. Open the Zone Alarm program by clicking your Start Button and accessing the Zone Alarm folder under Programs.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Turn off Cookie Control, Mobile Code and Pop Up control.