Disabling Pop-up Blockers
Please choose the pop-up blocker you have installed from the list below:
| Browsers | Toolbars | Firewalls |
| Internet Explorer | GuardWall | Norton |
| Netscape/Mozilla | Google Toolbar | McAfee |
| Firefox | Yahoo Toolbar | Zone Alarm |
| Safari | MSN Toolbar | |
| AOL Toolbar |
If you're having trouble finding the pop-up blockers on your computer, the following tips may be helpful.
- Many Internet browsers have built-in pop-up blockers.
- Check additional toolbars installed on Internet Explorer:
- Click on View > Toolbars.
- Look for browser add-ons (Google, Yahoo, etc.).
- Make sure the add-ons have checkmarks next to them.
- Locate the toolbars in the browser window and turn off any pop-up blockers they contain.
- Check the system tray (at the bottom right of the screen) for any programs that may have pop-up blockers and disable them.
- Pop-up blockers may be packaged with Internet security software such as Norton Security and ZoneAlarm.
- It is possible to have multiple pop-up blockers installed.
Internet Explorer (on Windows XP Service Pack 2)
- Click on Tools.
- Choose Pop-up Blocker and click on Turn Off Pop-up Blocker.
Netscape/Mozilla
- Open the Preferences menu (in the Edit menu on a Windows PC; in the Netscape/Mozilla menu on a Mac).
- Open the Privacy and Security menu.
- Select Pop Up Windows and uncheck Block unrequested pop ups.
Firefox
- Go to Tools > Options.
- Click on Web Features.
- Uncheck the box for Block Popup Windows.
Safari
- Open the Safari menu and choose Preferences.
- Open the Security menu.
- Uncheck Block pop up windows.
Guard IE /GuardWall
- 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.
- Check "always allow pop-ups/scripts from this website."
Google Toolbar
- Click on the Google icon (shown below) and select Options.
- In the Accessories section, uncheck Popup Blocker.
Yahoo Toolbar
- Click on the pop-up icon (shown below).
- Uncheck Enable Pop-Up Blocker.
MSN Toolbar
- Click on the MSN icon and select MSN Search Toolbar Options.
- Below Toolbar on the left side, click on Pop-up Blocker.
- Uncheck the box labeled Turn Off Pop-up Blocker.
AOL Toolbar
- Click on the AOL icon to the left of the search box.
- Select Turn Off Popup Blocker.
Norton Internet Security
- Double-click on the Norton icon (shown below) in the system tray.
- Click Ad Blocking.
- Click Turn Off.
McAfee Security Center
- Open McAfee Security Center > Privacy Service.
- Choose Options from the categories on the left side.
- Click on the Block Ads tab.
- Uncheck both boxes.
Zone Alarm Pro/Zone Alarm Security Suite
- Open Zone Alarm.
- Select Privacy > Main.
- In the Ad Blocking area options should be there to turn it off.
Remember to reverse the process when done if you want pop-ups blocked for other sites.

