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Q
To change the popup window display settings
when connected to the Internet.
In the Windows XP SP2 environment, you can decide
whether to display a popup window when connected to
the Internet, for user convenience and security.
A1 To display most of the popup windows when
connected to the Internet:
Click Internet Options in Start > Control Panel
> Security Center > Manage security settings
for.
In the Privacy tab of Internet Properties, clear
Block pop-ups.
A2 To display popup windows only from the
current site when connected to the Internet:
Place the cursor on the notification area at the bottom
of the Internet address bar and right-click to display
a menu, from which you can select Temporarily Allow
Pop-ups or Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site.
A3 To display popup windows from a particular
site:
Click Internet Options in Start > Control Panel
> Security Center > Manage security settings
for.
In the Privacy tab of Internet Properties, click
Settings from Block pop-ups.
Enter a URL to want to allow pop-ups into
Address of Web site to allow and click Add.
You will find that the entered address is added to
the allowed sites list. The next time you connect
to the Web site, you will see pop-ups appearing.
When you need to re-block a permitted site, select
the Web site address that you want to block from the
Allowed Sites and click Remove.
Q
When you connect to a Web site, you see the
message, "To help protect your security, Internet
Explorer stopped this site from installing an
ActiveX control on your computer" or "This site
might require the following ActiveX control"
below the address bar.
A Windows XP SP2 blocks unsigned ActiveX controls
from being installed when connected to certain Web
sites for security reasons. On some Web sites that
have no ActiveX controls installed, applications are
not started or do not display properly.
In this case, to install ActiveX controls, right-click the
notification area to display a menu from which you
can select Install ActiveX control.
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