Disabling POP UP BLOCKERS in various
Browsers, Toolbars and Firewalls
Check for Popup blocker •
IE-Internet Explorer •
Netscape.Mozilla • AOL • Safari •
Yahoo • Google •
Norton Security • Advant • Panic
Ware • MSN • CoPilot •
GuardWall • ZoneAlarm •
The following materials are taken from the
CCC Confer taining page. They
are a summary of the various types of pop-up blockers and what to do about
them:
Pop-up blockers may prevent certain media from playing, or the virtual
classroom in Blackboard, for example, from working correctly. If you
suspect a pop-up blocker is causing a problem, here is how to find out if
you have one installed and how to disable it.
It is also possible (even likely) that you may have more than one
installed. If this is the case, ALL pop-up blockers must be temporarily
disabled.
A good way to test if a user has pop-up blocked is to go to a website
that normally has pop-up ads such as
www.nyt.com or www.cnn.com
Also, if you are not able to locate the pop-up blocker, try holding down
the Control Key when logging in. For some (not all) pop-up blockers, the
Control key is a hotkey used to allow pop-ups from a certain site.
Checking for pop-up blockers:
- Go to your internet browser
- On the menu bar click View > Toolbars > If you
have browser toolbars (AOL, Google, MSN, etc.) they will be listed.
If there is a check mark next to the toolbar name it indicates that
the toolbar is visible on your browser page. If not, click to place
a check mark next to the toolbar name to make it visible (you can
un-check later if you do not want to view the toolbar). Listed below
are the most popular pop-up blockers and how to manage them from the
toolbars.
- If you did not find any toolbars listed, click Tools
on the menu bar: If you have blockers, you will see Pop-up
blocker listed and a sub-menu to turn on or turn off (the wording
may vary based on your browser). The name of blocker is usually not
listed here – this can happen when things download that you are not
aware of!
- AOL Instant Messenger and
My Web Search have embedded pop-up blockers.
Internet Explorer Service Pack2
Norton Internet Security
- Double Click on the Norton Icon(pictured below) in the System
Tray
- Click 'Ad Blocking'
- Click 'Turn Off'
Google Toolbar:
- Click on the Google Icon (pictured below) and select 'Options'
- 2. In the Accessories Section uncheck 'Popup Blocker'
Yahoo Toolbar:
- Click on the Pop Up Icon pictured below
- Uncheck 'Enable Pop-Up Blocker' If the button does not appear in
the Yahoo bar, click on the pencil icon. Also, from the tools menu
in IE, uncheck Yahoo Companion. It is also possible that the user
downloaded the companion toolbar but chose not to download the
block.
Netscape/Mozilla Blocker
- Open the Preferences menu
- Using a PC, the Preferences menu is in the Edit menu
- Using a Mac, the Preferences menu is in the Netscape/Mozilla
menu
- Open the Privacy and Security Menu
- Select Pop Up Windows and Uncheck 'Block un-requested pop-ups'
Safari Blocker
- Open the Safari Menu and choose Preferences
- Open the Security Menu
- Uncheck 'Block pop up windows'
AOL Toolbar:
- Click the drop down arrow
- Settings – to remove, uncheck the pop-up blocker
- To enable/disable temporarily – click on the Allowed / Blocked
box
Advant Blocker
- Go to Tools -> Advant Browser options->Ad blocker
- Uncheck "Enable ad blocker"
PanicWare Basic
Installs a seperate toolbar on IE. There is an icon that looks like a
window. If an "x" is on that window, pop-ups are being blocked. Press the
button and the icon will turn gray. Pop-ups will then be allowed.
MSN Toolbar:
Click on the Pop Up Icon Pictured Below (When placing cursor over
icon box will appear stating: “Pop-up windows are being blocked Click to
allow all pop-ups)
COPILOT - VIEWPOINT
- To turn off for a specific site: Click the button located to the
right of the Pop-up Bin tab and select OFF.
- To Disable all sites: Go to Options menu (located under the
Viewpoint logo on your toolbar) and Disable the pop-up blocker for all
sites.
GuardWall
Guard IE pop-up blocker - pop-up blocker 4.0
- Go to Start->Programs->Guardwall
- In the Pop-ups tab uncheck "automatically block pop-ups when opening
new browser windows. You can also access it from the IE toolbar or from
the System Tray: Click on Guardwall and check "always allow popups/scripts
from this website
Open Zone Alarm (may work for Zone Alarm Pro and Zone
Alarm Security Suite)
- Select Privacy->Main
- In the Ad Blocking area options should be there to turn it off
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