How to disable Popup Blocker software

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There are literally dozens of Popup blocking software packages, so it is next to impossible to document the procedure for disabling each one.

In general however, most Popup Blockers will install themselves either within the browser toolbar, or within the Windows Taskbar along the bottom right corner. We have only listed some of the more popular Popup Blocking software packages (Windows XP SP2, Yahoo!, Google and MSN), and the workarounds in order to disable them.

Microsoft Service Pack 2 (SP2)

With the release of Microsoft’s Service Pack 2, popup blocking is now directly integrated into Internet Explorer. Note that by default popup blocking is enabled within SP2.

Click on Turn Off Pop-up Blocker. Once this is done then you should be able to view the web site or program. Once you are finished you can go back in and recheck the entry to re-enable your popup blocker.

Yahoo! Toolbar

One of the most popular toolbars, this program provides for several other functions besides popup blocking.

Click on the Pop-Up Blocker icon:

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 then you should be able to view the web site or program. Once you are finished you can go back in and recheck the entry to re-enable your popup blocker.

Google Toolbar

Google has their own brand of toolbar that is very similar to Yahoo!’s. It offers other features on top of popup blocking, and looks like the following:

The following icon is the popup blocker:

Popups can be allowed by simply clicking the icon to make it appear like this . However, this will allow popups for the current web site only.

To disable popup blocking completely, right-click on the toolbar and a drop-down will appear with a listing of all of the browser toolbars.

Uncheck the entry Google to close the Google Toolbar. Once this is done then you should be able to view the web site or program. Once you are finished you can right-click again in the toolbar area and recheck Google to re-enable the Google Toolbar.

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 popup blocking.

Click on the Pop-up Blocker icon:

To disable popup blocking, click on the down arrow toi the right of the text to bring up the menu:

Click on Allow Pop-ups. Once this is done then you should be able to view the web site or program. Once you are finished you can go back in and recheck the entry to re-enable your popup blocker.