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Pop-Up Blocker

I recently purchased two new desktop computers with Windows 7, IE8 installed.  When my wife is on the POGO website and attempts to check her "Stats", she gets a msg:  WHOA!, it appears you have a "Pop-up" Blocker installed.  I have included the website to allow pop-ups and it still won't allow them.  I also set it to allow all pop-ups and it still won't allow them.  My computer is identical to hers and after inserting the POGO website to allow pop-ups it allows them.  Any assistance will be appreciated.
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Hi Russell Conrad,


Welcome to Microsoft Windows community Answers Forum!
 

You can try to reset the Internet Explorer setting:

1.  Start Internet Explorer.

2.  On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.

3.  On the Advanced tab, click Reset.

4.  In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, click Reset to confirm.


I suggest running Internet Explorer without add-ons by clicking


Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer (No add-ons)
Then you can revisit the website to see if it works.


You can also perform a clean boo t to make sure startup programs aren't causing the issue.
After the computer restarts without the startup programs,

To help troubleshoot error messages and other issues, you can start Windows Vista or Windows 7 by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This kind of startup is known as a "clean boot ." A clean boot helps eliminate software conflicts.

Note

 When you perform a clean boot, you may temporarily lose some functionality. When you start the computer as usual, the functionality returns. However, you may receive the original error message, or you may experience the original behavior.

Follow the below steps to put your computer in clean boot state:

Note


If the computer is connected to a network, network policy settings may prevent you from following these steps. We strongly recommend that you do not use the System Configuration utility to modify the advanced boot options on the computer unless a Microsoft support engineer directs you to do this. Doing this may make the computer unusable.

1. Log on to the computer by using an account that has administrator rights.

2. Click Start button, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER to start the System Configuration Utility.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

3. On the General tab, click Selective Startup, and then click to clear the Load startup items check box. (The Use Original Boot.ini check box is unavailable.)

4. On the Services tab, click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then click Disable all.

Note

Following this step lets Microsoft services continue to run. These services include Networking, Plug and Play, Event Logging, Error Reporting, and other services. If you disable these services, you may permanently delete all restore points. Do not do this if you want to use the System Restore utility together with existing restore points.

5. Click OK, and then click Restart.

Check the below link for more details on clean boot:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

After you have finished troubleshooting, follow these steps to reset the computer to start as usual:

1.    Click Start button, type msconfig.exe in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.
If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

2.     On the General tab, click the Normal Startup option, and then click OK.

3.    When you are prompted to restart the computer, click Restart.


Hope this information helped!

Thanks and Regards:

Azeez Nadeem - Microsoft Support.
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