How to enable pop up windows in IE

Tools menu -> Pop Up blocker -> Turn Off Pop Up Blocker

If you don't want to turn it completely off:
When you go to a site, and the information bar comes up saying a popup was blocked, you can right click on the bar and select "Allow Popups for this Site"

Under Tools menu, I do not find any Pop up blocker. What should I do?

Upgrade your Internet Explorer to the most recent version (IE6.0 sp1) from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1e1550cb-5e5d-48f5-b02b-20b602228de6&DisplayLang=en

You can also get the latest version by running windows update (http://windowsupdate).

Once installed, the Pop Up Blocker menu will be available in your tools menu.

Keene

>> Under Tools menu, I do not find any Pop up blocker. What should I do?

As keenemarin suggested, it doesn't look like you have it installed.  Do you have XP Service Pack 2?  If you don't have it installed, you obviously don't have to worry here.

If you have any IE toolbars installed (especially Google, Yahoo, MSN), those may have a pop-up blocker feature, too, that you would have to turn off.

keen, I have tried both, it does not work.

john, I do not have SP2 installed. I do not want to install any additional toolbar.

How do I make pop up blocker appear in IE?

Simplest way. Go to Microsoft.com website, and search for Internet Explorer version 6, sp1. Follow the instructions on the website to install this.

That is the ONLY way to do this. Internet Explorer includes this Pop Up Blocker functionality as part of version 6 and above. The only way to use it is to have version 6 and above. It is important to get the latest version.

Keene

>> How do I go about to enable popup windows?

>> How do I make pop up blocker appear in IE?

I am a bit confused.  If you do not have a popup blocker installed (and it sounds like you don't), popup windows are already "enabled," since you don't have anything to stop them from popping up.


If you do want a popup blocker, Keene is correct.  But, then you would have to configure the blocker to allow popups from the government sites you mentioned.

Have you got zone alarm installed, that has a pop up blocker inbuilt into it and you need to disable it, it is under the privacy section.

Also what about a different web browser like fire fox or opera ??

Opera :

http://www.opera.com/download/

Fire Fox :

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

I hope this helps :)

Tools-->Internet Options-->Security-->Custom Level-->Use Pop Up Blocker = Disable

If this isn't in your Internet Tools then you don't have SP2 and you don't have a pop up blocker
If the sites still are popping up then do the following
Internet Explorer --> Tools-->Internet Options --> Delete Cookies --> Delete Files (be sure to check mark "All Offline Content")
Also in Internet Explorer click on View point to Toolbars and uncheck and Toolbar listed there
There only thing that should be checked is Standard Buttons and Address Bar
One more thing to check is;

Tools-->Internet Options --> Advanced tab --> Reuse WIndows For Launching Shortcuts
if this is checkmarked try uncheck marking it and try your links again

Beyond this then it has to be issues with Java APPLETS. If this is the case then more needs to be done

<<If the sites still are popping up then do the following>>
I meant to say If the sites still "aren't" popping up then do the following

Jeez I messed this up
<<click on View point to Toolbars and uncheck and Toolbar listed there>>
this was to say click on View point to Toolbars and uncheck "any" Toolbar listed there

Hi dna33.

By chance are you running a registered copy of adware ( http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/ )?  Adware includes a program that runs resident in memory on your system tray by the clock.  If you might be running this or another program that includes a spyware monitor, its possible that these type of programs could be blocking certian popup's on certian pages.

By default AdWatch (adware), is set to block certian tracking cookies within its database, as well as "questionable websites".  If this is the case and you are running adwatch, try loading up adware and disabling the adwatch service.  Hope this helped! :)

Thanks for all your helpful suggestions. :)
I am asking this question on behalf for my friend.
In my case, I'm not running SP2 and Win SP1 is pre-installed IE 6 SP1 (6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2_gdr.040517-1325 ) Does this provide any info why I do not have Use Pop Up Blocker??
When I surf net, an privacy eyes will appear on right side bottom of the IE, when I double click on it, this particular website was automatically blocked.
I do not have zone alarm and adware installed.

What about using firefox or opera like I suggested earlier ?

Try this,
open Internet Explorer
click on TOOLS
click on Security Tab
Click on Custom Level
scroll down to Use Pop-Up Blocker and select the DISABLE option

If you don't see this, do try to find it first, then at the bottom of the screen is a RESET CUSTOM SETTINGS
try setting this to LOW and see if it helps


Keep in touch, and let us know what's happening

I just started to use firefox, not so familar with it.

I have checked it before, I can't find anything related to Use Pop-Up Blocker and select the DISABLE option in IE.
Strange, I am using local admin account but I couldn't set to the low. After apply the changes, it is still switch back to Medium.