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While using Vista, if you are unable to view discussion postings, quiz windows, and download links, then you need to allow pop-up windows.  Pop-up blockers work in the background while you browse the Internet. When they detect a pop-up window that may be an unwanted advertisement, they automatically close the window. However, this can prevent Vista from performing properly.

Step 1.  Determine that you indeed have a pop-up blocker that will interfere with Vista by running the Pop-up test here:  http://www.gpc.edu/webct/analyzer/ (This analyzer has multiple tests; you can jump to the pop-up blocker test by clicking it in the left hand side.)

Step 2.  Once you’ve determined that you have a pop-up blocker, you need to either disable it completely or disable it for the site http://vista.uga.edu:8000. Your pop-up blocker could be part of a browser toolbar (i.e. Google Toolbar, Yahoo toolbar, etc), part of your browser itself, part of a virus protection or security suite on your system, or a standalone program.

Examples of programs that include pop-up blocking functions include the following. Click the links to read how to enable pop-up windows for that specific program. Rrefer to the Help in the affected program.

• Norton Internet Security
• Zone Alarm Pro
• Google Toolbar
• Yahoo! Toolbar
• MSN Toolbar
• AOL 8.0 and later
• Safari browser
• Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2
• Mozilla browser
• Netscape browser
• Firefox browser

Also, search your hard drive for any software with "pop-up" in the name. Examples of popular pop-up blocking applications include:

• Pop-Up Stopper
• Pop-Up Defender
• Pop-Up Zapper

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