I would like to know if there are any default pop-up blockers in windows XP?
I am trying my best to post a question here and this particular pop-up
blocker keeps on preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker is
invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big brother on my machine.

This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been disabled. Its
running outside IE.

Help,
Abhi

There are no pop-up blockers native to WinXP..only with IE.

"abhi" <abhi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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|I would like to know if there are any default pop-up blockers in windows
XP?
| I am trying my best to post a question here and this particular pop-up
| blocker keeps on preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker
is
| invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big brother on my
machine.
|
| This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been disabled. Its
| running outside IE.
|
| Help,
| Abhi

abhi wrote:
> I would like to know if there are any default pop-up blockers in windows XP?
> I am trying my best to post a question here and this particular pop-up
> blocker keeps on preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker is
> invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big brother on my machine.
>
> This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been disabled. Its
> running outside IE.
>
> Help,
> Abhi


Other than the Internet pop-up blocker incorporated into Internet
Explorer by Service Pack 2, WinXP has no native pop-up blockers.


--

Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
both at once. - RAH

Hi guys,
thanks for your responses. I guess someone is doing a big-brother. I am not
sure how to turn this thing off.

-abhi

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

> abhi wrote:
> > I would like to know if there are any default pop-up blockers in windows XP?
> > I am trying my best to post a question here and this particular pop-up
> > blocker keeps on preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker is
> > invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big brother on my machine.
> >
> > This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been disabled. Its
> > running outside IE.
> >
> > Help,
> > Abhi
>
>
> Other than the Internet pop-up blocker incorporated into Internet
> Explorer by Service Pack 2, WinXP has no native pop-up blockers.
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having
> both at once. - RAH
>

abhi Wrote:
> I would like to know if there are any default pop-up blockers in windows
> XP?
> I am trying my best to post a question here and this particular pop-up
> blocker keeps on preventing the question page to load. Also this
> blocker is
> invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big brother on my
> machine.
>
> This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been disabled.
> Its
> running outside IE.
>
> Help,
> Abhi
I hope it helps you
http://tinyurl.com/8twqe
Enjoy


--
sergejru

Try holding down the CTRL key when you click on the link. If
the page you want to access launches, you have another pop-up
blocker active on your system. The first thing I'd look at
would be any type of toolbars you may have added to IE, e.g.
Google Toolbar.

Nepatsfan

abhi wrote:
> Hi guys,
> thanks for your responses. I guess someone is doing a
> big-brother. I am not sure how to turn this thing off.
>
> -abhi
>
> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>
>> abhi wrote:
>>> I would like to know if there are any default pop-up
>>> blockers in windows XP? I am trying my best to post a
>>> question here and this particular pop-up blocker keeps on
>>> preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker is
>>> invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big
>>> brother on my machine.
>>>
>>> This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been
>>> disabled. Its running outside IE.
>>>
>>> Help,
>>> Abhi
>>
>>
>> Other than the Internet pop-up blocker incorporated into
>> Internet Explorer by Service Pack 2, WinXP has no native
>> pop-up blockers.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
>> count on having both at once. - RAH

The CTRL key has done the trick. Thanks a lot.
However I am still not able to figure out what the popup-blocker is.

AFAIK, there are no toolbars installed on my IE. So where did that thingy
come from? I have disabled the existing popup-blocker for certain sites like
microsoft.com and would like to do the same for that thingy as well.

Abhi

"Nepatsfan" wrote:

> Try holding down the CTRL key when you click on the link. If
> the page you want to access launches, you have another pop-up
> blocker active on your system. The first thing I'd look at
> would be any type of toolbars you may have added to IE, e.g.
> Google Toolbar.
>
> Nepatsfan
>
> abhi wrote:
> > Hi guys,
> > thanks for your responses. I guess someone is doing a
> > big-brother. I am not sure how to turn this thing off.
> >
> > -abhi
> >
> > "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
> >
> >> abhi wrote:
> >>> I would like to know if there are any default pop-up
> >>> blockers in windows XP? I am trying my best to post a
> >>> question here and this particular pop-up blocker keeps on
> >>> preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker is
> >>> invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big
> >>> brother on my machine.
> >>>
> >>> This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been
> >>> disabled. Its running outside IE.
> >>>
> >>> Help,
> >>> Abhi
> >>
> >>
> >> Other than the Internet pop-up blocker incorporated into
> >> Internet Explorer by Service Pack 2, WinXP has no native
> >> pop-up blockers.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Bruce Chambers
> >>
> >> Help us help you:
> >> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> >>
> >> You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever
> >> count on having both at once. - RAH
>
>
>
>

Double check to make sure the IE pop-up blocker is disabled.

Block Pop-up Windows with Internet Explorer
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...upblocker.mspx

Look on the Status bar at the bottom of Internet Explorer. If
you see an icon similar to the one that's shown on the Privacy
page of Internet Options it means IE's pop-up blocker is
working.

You should also investigate any security software you have
installed on your computer. It's possible that your antivirus
and/or antispyware software includes a pop-up blocking feature.

Good luck

Nepatsfan

abhi wrote:
> The CTRL key has done the trick. Thanks a lot.
> However I am still not able to figure out what the
> popup-blocker is.
>
> AFAIK, there are no toolbars installed on my IE. So where
> did that thingy come from? I have disabled the existing
> popup-blocker for certain sites like microsoft.com and would
> like to do the same for that thingy as well.
>
> Abhi
>
> "Nepatsfan" wrote:
>
>> Try holding down the CTRL key when you click on the link. If
>> the page you want to access launches, you have another
>> pop-up blocker active on your system. The first thing I'd
>> look at would be any type of toolbars you may have added to
>> IE, e.g. Google Toolbar.
>>
>> Nepatsfan
>>
>> abhi wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>>> thanks for your responses. I guess someone is doing a
>>> big-brother. I am not sure how to turn this thing off.
>>>
>>> -abhi
>>>
>>> "Bruce Chambers" wrote:
>>>
>>>> abhi wrote:
>>>>> I would like to know if there are any default pop-up
>>>>> blockers in windows XP? I am trying my best to post a
>>>>> question here and this particular pop-up blocker keeps on
>>>>> preventing the question page to load. Also this blocker
>>>>> is invisible. So I am wondering if someone is doing big
>>>>> brother on my machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> This is not running in IE. The IE pop-up blocker has been
>>>>> disabled. Its running outside IE.
>>>>>
>>>>> Help,
>>>>> Abhi