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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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