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By: Rod Trent
Posted On: 2/21/2005

If you're using the Windows XP SP2 pop-up blocker, you can configure how it works or turn it off or on through Group Policy.

Location: User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Internet Explorer.

Option 1: Turn off Pop-up management.

This policy setting allows you to manage pop-up management functionality in Internet Explorer.

If you enable this policy setting, the Control Panel information relating to pop-up management will be unavailable (grayed out) and all other pop-up manager controls, notifications, and dialog boxes will not appear. Pop-up windows will continue to function as they did in Windows XP Service Pack 1 or earlier, although windows launched off screen will continue to be re-positioned onscreen.

If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, the popup management feature will be functional.

Option 2: Pop-up allow list

This policy setting allows you to manage a list of web sites that will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of the Internet Explorer process's Pop-Up Blocker settings.

If you enable this policy setting, you can enter a list of sites which will be allowed to open pop-up windows regardless of user settings. Users will not be able to view or edit this list of sites. Only the domain name is allowed, so www.contoso.com is valid, but not http://www.contoso.com. Wildcards are allowed, so *.contoso.com is also valid.

If you disable this policy setting, the list is deleted and users may not create their own lists of sites.

If this policy is not configured, users will be able to view and edit their own lists of sites.