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Allow pop-ups to be displayed

Posted on December 2nd, 2006

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Pop-ups are usually used for annoying advertising but that is not always the case, some applications use pop-ups to display forms or to show additional information. To allow pop-ups, just disable the pop-up blocker. It is very simple.

Instructions for Internet Explorer 6:
1. Open Internet Explorer.

2. On the Tools menu, choose Pop-up Blocker, and then Pop-up Blocker Settings…

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3. You can type the website address ‘to allow’ or you can change the Filter Level to ‘Low’.

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The main tip here is not to memorize this like a recipe, try reading what you are clicking on and you’ll see that it makes sense after a couple of seconds.

Note: Your version of Internet Explorer might vary from these images.

Alternative:

Go to START > Control Panel > Internet Options > Privacy Tab > Make sure the Pop-up blocker is unchecked.