Common Popup Blockers And How To Disable Them
Internet Explorer 7
Windows XP Popup Blocker Using Internet Explorer
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.
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To disable
- Click on the AIM button on the left end of the Toolbar. This will open the drop-down list.
- Clicking on the Toolbar Options in the drop-down list will open the "AIM Toolbar Options"
- Choose the Popup Blocker Tab and uncheck the Block Popup Windows box.
- Click the OK button.
Once this is done, the user should be able to open the new window.
If you are still unable to see the large images,
you may have more Pop-Blockers to identify
and disable.
AOL Toolbar
- To disable
- Click Settings on
the AOL toolbar.
- Click Pop-Ups in
the Essentials tab.
- Click Off - Do not block any
pop-ups
- Click Apply and
OK to close the options
window.
- To allow pop-ups from
the OceanwideImages.com Website
- Click Settings on
the AOL toolbar.
- Click Pop-Ups in
the Essentials tab.
- In the Web Pop-Ups tab of the Pop-Up
Control Settings window select Allow
Web pop-ups from these sites.
- Enter ( http://www.oceanwideimages.com/)
- Click Add.
- Click Save.
- For more information you can visit:
http://help.aol.com/
Earthlink
- To disable
- Click the Protection button
on the toolbar.
- Click Pop-Up Blocker
then Options.
- Click Off - Do not block any
pop-ups
- Click Apply and
OK to close the options
window.
- To allow pop-ups from
the OceanwideImages.com Website
- Click the Protection button
on the toolbar.
- Click Pop-Up Blocker
then Options.
- Click Open Allow List
- Right-click on the first blank line,
then type the full address of the site
( http://www.oceanwideimages.com/)
and then press <Enter>
on your keyboard.
- Click OK to close
the list.
- Click Apply and OK
to close the options window.
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- For more information you can visit:
http://support.earthlink.net/tutorial/ta/protection/
Firefox
Google Toolbar
Google toolbar has two ways that you can turn off the popup blocker.
- To disable
- Open the Google Toolbar Options
window by clicking on the
options button.
- In the Accessories section click
off checkbox next to the pop-up
blocker option
- To allow pop-ups from
the OceanwideImages.com Website
- Click Add to whitelist.
OR
- Click on the 'blocked' button on the
toolbar.
- For more information you can visit:
http://toolbar.google.com/popup_help.html
Mozilla
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Open the Edit
toolbar menu and choose the Preferences
option.
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On the right-hand column, under the Privacy
& Security Preferences category,
click on the Popup
Windows topic. (If no sub-categories
are visible, double-click on the title
Privacy
& Security to expand the
list.)
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You can either de-select the box next
to Block
unrequested popup windows to
completely disable the pop-up blocking
software, or add Oceanwideimages.com to
a list of allowed sites.
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To do this, click the Allowed
Sites... button, type http://www.oceanwideimages.com
into the text field, and then click the
Add.
Click OK.
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An alternative method of doing this is
to browse to the OceanwideImages.com website
(http://www.oceanwideimages.com), and
then click on the Tools
toolbar menu. Choose Popup
Manager and then select the
Allow
Popus From This Site option.
McAfee
Internet Security
- point to McAfee Pop-Up Blocker
- deselect Enable Pop-up Blocker
McAfee also has a feature that allows the user to hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the refresh button
which will allow the popup to load.
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.
To disable Pop-Up Blocking, Click on the
Down arrow to the right of the 'Pop-ups Blocked'
button text to bring up the Menu:
Click on Allow Pop-ups.
Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2005 And 2006
- 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)
- 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.
- 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.
- Click Pop-Ups Blocking -> Turn
off.
- 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.
For more information you can visit:
SymantecSupportSite
Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2004 and earlier
- 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)
- Otherwise, click on Start>Programs>Norton Internet Security
- 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.
- Click Turn Off.
- 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.
For more information you can visit:
SymantecSupportSite
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 PopUpCop.
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.
Popup Manager (for
Internet Explorer)
- Launch a new Internet Explorer browser
window and navigate to http://www.oceanwideimages.com
- Right-click with your mouse on the small color-coded area in the bottom left corner of your browser window. This bar of color
will appear either red or green and is called a "widget".
- In the resulting drop-down menu, select
the option to Allow Popups from http://www.oceanwideimages.com.
Note: In order to enable popups on an individual basis, press
the Ctrl key while clicking
on whatever is initiating the desired popup
window.
Pop-Up Stopper
If you have Pop-Up Stopper, an icon will appear in the bottom right
hand corner of your screen.
- To disable the blocker, right-click on
the Pop-Up Stopper software icon.
- Un-check the checkbox next to Enable
pop-up blocking.
- You can re-enable the software when you
are done browsing our website.
Safari Web Browser (Macintosh Computers)
- Open Safari
- Click on the Safari Menu
- Uncheck "Block Pop-Up Windows"
Starware Toolbar (for Internet Explorer)
- To allow popups from the OceanwideImages.com
website, launch a new Internet Explorer
browser window and navigate to http://www.oceanwideimages.com.
Once you are on the OceanwideImages.com
home page, click on the Popup Blocker button
in the Starware Toolbar. Once you do, the
toolbar button will change to indicate that
popups will now be allowed from the OceanwideImages.com
website.
- To completely disable the popup 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 Popup 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.
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 view larger images. 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:
- Open the Zone Alarm program by clicking your Start Button and accessing the Zone Alarm folder under Programs.
- Click on Privacy.
- Turn off Cookie Control, Mobile Code and Pop Up control.
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