How To Disable Common Pop-up Blockers
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Windows XP (service pack 2) Pop-up Blocker Using Internet Explorer
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To check your Windows XP service pack number
- Click on Start, and then click Control Panel.
- Click on the System icon.
- In the General Tab you will see the service pack number under the system section
- Service pack 1 does not have in built popup blocking
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To disable all pop-ups in service pack 2
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On the Tools menu, point to Pop-up Blocker, and then click Pop-up Blocker Settings.
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Choose the Turn Off Pop-up Blocker option.
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To allow pop-ups from TRI Explorer in service pack 2
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From the Internet Explorer tool-bar, Select Tools menu, from the drop down menu, Select Internet Options then Select the Privacy tab (at the bottom of the Pirvacy window should be a Pop-up Blocker section), Select the Settings button.
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Add this address to the "Address of Website to allow". http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer
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Select the Add button, then Select the Close button, then Select the OK button.
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For more informations you can visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/web/sp2_popupblocker.mspx
Google Toolbar
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To disable
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Open the Google Toolbar Options window.
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In the Accessories section click off checkbox next to the pop-up blocker option
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To allow pop-ups from TRI Explorer
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Click Add to whitelist.
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- For more information you can visit:
http://toolbar.google.com/popup_help.html
Yahoo Toolbar
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To disable
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Click the Pop-Up Blocker menu from the Yahoo toolbar.
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Uncheck the "Enable Pop-Up Blocker" checkbox
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To allow pop-ups from TRI Explorer
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Click the Pop-Up Blocker menu from the Yahoo toolbar
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Select "Always Allow Pop-Ups From"
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Select "http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer" from the "Sources of Recently Blocked Pop-Ups" list
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Click "Allow"
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- For more information you can visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/toolbar/index.html
Earthlink
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To disable
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Click the Protection button on the toolbar.
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Click Pop-Up Blocker then Options.
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Click Off - Do not block any pop-ups
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Click Apply and OK to close the options window.
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To allow pop-ups from TRI Explorer
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Click the Protection button on the toolbar.
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Click Pop-Up Blocker then Options.
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Click Open Allow List
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Right-click on the first blank line, then type the full address of the site ( http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer ) and then press <Enter> on your keyboard.
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Click OK to close the list.
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Click Apply and OK to close the options window.
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AOL Toolbar
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To disable
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Click Settings on the AOL toolbar.
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Click Pop-Ups in the Essentials tab.
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Click Off - Do not block any pop-ups
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Click Apply and OK to close the options window.
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To allow pop-ups from TRI Explorer
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Click Settings on the AOL toolbar.
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Click Pop-Ups in the Essentials tab.
- In the Web Pop-Ups tab of the Pop-Up Control Settings window select Allow Web pop-ups from these sites.
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Enter ( http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer )
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Click Add.
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Click Save.
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Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2005 and later
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To disable
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In the main window, on the left side click Norton AntiSpam.
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Click Pop-Ups Blocking -> Turn off.
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Norton AntiSpam and Norton Internet Security 2004 and earlier
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To disable
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In the main window, double-click Ad Blocking.
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Uncheck Pop-up Window Blocking.
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Click OK.
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Firefox
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To disable
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Open the Options window in Firefox.
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Click on the Web Features icon.
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Uncheck the Block Popup Windows option.
- Click Apply and OK to close the options window.
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To allow pop-ups from TRI Explorer
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Open the Options window in Firefox.
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Click on the Web Features icon.
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Click Allowed Sites.
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Enter this address( http://www.epa.gov/triexplorer)
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Click OK.
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