How do I disable Popup Blocking software?

Popups are small windows that appear in front of a web site like RCM Examinations. They are often used to deliver ads and other messages. Popup blocking software is very useful for blocking unwanted advertising, but it also prevents you from viewing the popup windows used by the RCM Examinations website. To use the RCM Examinations web services such as Register for an Examination you will have to disable your pop-up blocker. Your application can not be completed if you do not disable your pop-up blocking software.

There are three ways to disable your pop-up blocker.

  1. Turn off your popup blocking software, at least temporarily, while working with the RCM Examinations web site.
  2. Click on the Information bar to allow popups for this site.
  3. Hold down the "Ctrl-" (or ) key as you click on a link or double-click on a thumbnail
Please note: You may have more than one popup blocking software running on your computer, i.e. through your browser and a toolbar add-on. Please review the following list of common popup blockers and check to see which ones may be installed on your computer. Instructions for disabling some of the most common popup blocking programs are described further below; the techniques for disabling other programs will be similar. Once you have disabled your popup blocker(s), press the "Refresh" button on your browser.. If you have any other popup blockers enabled, you will see the message window pictured below again. Simply click on the "Cancel" button, disable the other popup blocker, and try again






Browsers: Toolbars: Other programs:
Internet Explorer (Windows XP SP2) Firefox
Safari
Netscape
Mozilla
Google Toolbar
Yahoo Toolbar
AOL Toolbar
Starware Toolbar (for Internet Explorer)
Pop-up Stopper
Popup Manager (for Internet Explorer)
PopUpCop (for Internet Explorer)
Norton Internet Security

Internet Explorer (Windows XP SP2)

When you install the Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), Pop-up Blocker is automatically turned on for Internet Explorer and set to the medium setting, which means that it will block most automatic popups.

1.

Launch an Internet Explorer browser window. Go to the "Tools" toolbar menu, point to "Pop-up Blocker," and then click "Pop-up Blocker Settings." In the new window that opens up, type "http://www.rcmexaminations.org/" in the field for "Address of Web site to allow." Then, click on the "Add" button, so that the RCM Examinations URL appears in the list of "Allowed sites." Click on the "Close" button to exit the window.

 

Note: You can also access the "Pop-up Blocker Settings" window by going to the "Tools" toolbar menu and selecting "Internet Options..." In the new window that opens, click on the "Privacy" tab. Then, click on the "Settings..." button at the bottom of the window.

 

2.

To disable Pop-Up Blocker completely, go to the "Tools" toolbar menu, point to "Pop-up Blocker," and then click "Turn off Pop-up Blocker."

 

Note: An alternative method of completely disabling Pop-Up Blocker is going to the "Tools" toolbar menu and selecting "Internet Options..." In the new window that opens up, click on the "Privacy" tab. Then, un-check the box next to "Block pop-ups." Click on the "Apply" button, and then on the "OK" button to exit the window.



Firefox

1.

Launch a new Firefox browser window and then go to the "Tools" toolbar menu and select "Options..." (Mac users should go to the "Firefox" toolbar menu and select the "Preferences..." option.) In the new window that opens, click on the "Content" icon in the navigation panel.

 

2.

You can either completely disable the popup blocker, or add RCM Examinations to a list of allowed sites:

 

  • To turn off the popup blocker completely, uncheck the box next to "Block unrequested popup windows."

  • To enable the popup blocker, but allow popups from RCM Examinations, check the box next to "Block unrequested popup windows." Then, click on the "Exceptions..." button to the right. In the new window that opens, enter "http://www.rcmexaminations.org/" into the text field below "Address of web site," and then click on the "Allow" button to the right. This will add RCM Examinations to the list of allowed sites.


Safari

The Safari browser does not allow you to selectively allow pop-ups from individual web sites, like RCM Examinations, so you will have to globally turn the pop-up blocker on and off. You can disable the blocker before starting to work in the RCM Examinations web site, and then re-enable the software once you have finished your session. There are two ways to disable Safari's pop-up blocker.

1.

Go to the "Safari" menu and un-check the option to "Block Pop-up Windows." You may also use the -K keyboard shortcut.

 

2.

Go to the "Safari" menu and select the "Preferences..." option. Click on the "Security" icon, find the "Web Content" section, and then un-check the box next to "Block pop-up windows."


Netscape

1.

Open a new Netscape browser window and then point your browser to http://www.rcmexaminations.org/.

 

2a.

For Netscape 7.*, go to the "Tools" toolbar menu and then mouse over the "Popup Manager" option. Slide your mouse to the right to select the "Allow Popups From This Site" option. This will automatically add http://www.rcmexaminations.org/ to the list of allowed sites.

 

To manually add RCM Examinations to the list of allowed sites, go to the "Edit" toolbar menu ("Netscape" toolbar menu for Macs) and select the "Preferences" option. In the navigation column, under the "Privacy & Security" category, click on the "Popup Windows" topic. (If no sub-categories are visible, double-click on the title "Privacy & Security" to expand the list.) You can either completely disable the popup blocker, or add RCM Examinations to a list of allowed sites:

 

  • To turn off the popup blocker, uncheck the box next to "Block unrequested popup windows."

  • To enable the popup blocker, but allow popups from RCM Examinations, check the box next to "Block unrequested popup windows." Then, click on the "Allowed Sites..." button. In the new window that opens, enter "http://www.rcmexaminations.org/" into the text field below "Allow popups from the following web sites:" Then, click on the "Add" button to the right of the field to add RCM Examinations to the list of allowed sites.

 

Note: PC users may also manually add RCM Examinations to the list of allowed sites by going to the "Tools" toolbar menu, selecting "Popup Manager," and then clicking on the "Manage Popups" option. In the new window that opens, enter "http://www.rcmexaminations.org/" in the field below "Allow popups from the following web sites:" and then click on the "Add" button. Click on the "OK" button to close the window.

 

2b.

For Netscape 8.*, find the pop-up blocker icon in the Netscape toolbar (). [If this icon is not visible, go to the "Security Center" area in the upper right corner of the Netscape Browser (), and click on the arrow to the right of the "Security Center" icon to expand this area, which includes the pop-up blocker icon.] To allow popups for RCM Examinations, click on the pop-up blocker icon, and click "OK" through the resulting confirmation window. The popup blocker icon will change to indicate that it is now disabled for RCM Examinations ().

 

You can also manage the security settings for the RCM Examinations web site by clicking on the drop-down arrow to the right of the popup blocker icon () and selecting the "Manage pop-ups from current site" option. This will launch a new window, labeled "Site controls for http://www.rcmexaminations.org/." Click on the "Advanced" tab, check the box next to "Allow unrequested pop-up windows," and then click on the "Done" button.

 

Note: You can also access this window by clicking on the Site Controls icon () that appears in the tab for the site that you are currently browsing.


Mozilla

1.

Open a new Mozilla browser window. Then, go to the "Edit" toolbar menu ("Mozilla" toolbar menu on Mac OS X) and choose the "Preferences" option.

 

2.

In the navigation column, under the "Privacy & Security" category, click on the "Popup Windows" topic. (If no sub-categories are visible, double-click on the title "Privacy & Security" to expand the list.) You can either completely disable the popup blocker, or add RCM Examinations to a list of allowed sites:

 

  • To turn off the popup blocker, uncheck the box next to "Block unrequested popup windows."

  • To enable the popup blocker, but allow popups from RCM Examinations, check the box next to "Block unrequested popup windows." Then, click on the "Allowed Sites..." button. In the new window that opens, enter "http://www.rcmexaminations.org/" into the text field below "Allow popups from the following web sites:" Then, click on the "Add" button to the right of the field to add RCM Examinations to the list of allowed sites.

 

Note: An alternative method of adding RCM Examinations to the list of allowed sites is to browse to the RCM Examinations web site (http://www.rcmexaminations.org/), and then click on the "Tools" toolbar menu. Click on the "Popup Manager" option and then slide your mouse to the right and select "Allow Popups From This Site."


Google Toolbar

If the Google Toolbar is blocking RCM Examinations windows, there are three ways to disable it:

1.

To let a popup through on a one-time basis, press and hold the "Ctrl-" (or ) key as you click on a link or double-click on a thumbnail.

 

2.

The Google popup blocker can also remember certain sites like RCM Examinations and allow them to launch popup windows. This will allow you to have popup blocker enabled for all other web sites that are not listed as exceptions. To add RCM Examinations to your list of permitted sites, point your web browser to the RCM Examinations home page (http://www.rcmexaminations.org/). Once you are on this page, click on the popup blocker button (e.g. ) in the Google Toolbar. When you do so, the popup blocker button will change to notify you that popups are now allowed from the site that you are currently viewing ().

 

3.

To completely disable the popup blocker, click the "Settings" button in the Google toolbar () and then click on "Options." In the new window that opens, click on the "More" tab. Scroll down the list of settings until you find the item for "Popup Blocker." Then, uncheck the box next to "Enable Popup Blocker." -check the checkbox next to "Popup Blocker" in the "Navigation" section.

 

Note: If you do not see a "Settings" button on the Google toolbar, click on the Google Search icon () and select the "Manage..." option from the resulting drop-down menu. From here, you can click on the "More" tab and change the setting for Popup Blocker as described above.


Yahoo Toolbar

If Pop-Up Blocker is blocking RCM Examinations, there are three ways to override it:

1.

To let a popup through on a one-time basis, press and hold the "Ctrl" (or ) key as you click on a link or double-click on a thumbnail.

 

2.

To allow popups for RCM Examinations, but keep Pop-Up Blocker enabled for other web sites, click on the Pop-Up Blocker icon in the Yahoo toolbar (). Then, select the "Always Allow Pop-Ups From..." option in the resulting drop-down menu. In the new window that opens up, click on the RCM Examinations URL (http://www.rcmexaminations.org/) listed in the top section listing "Sources of Recently Blocked Pop-Ups," then click on the "Allow" button. Click "OK" in the resulting confirmation message, and the RCM Examinations URL should appear now in the list at the bottom of the window, entitled "Always Allow Pop-Ups From These Sources."

 

3.

To turn Pop-Up Blocker off completely, click on the Pop-Up Blocker icon in the Yahoo toolbar () and uncheck the option to "Enable Pop-Up Blocker."


AOL Toolbar

1.

To allow popups from RCM Examinations, but block popups from other web sites, point your web browser to the RCM Examinations home page (http://www.rcmexaminations.org/). Then, click on the Pop-up Blocker icon in the AOL toolbar () and select the "Allow pop-ups from rcmexaminations.org" option. You will notice that the Pop-up Blocker icon will change to indicate that popups are being allowed from RCM Examinations ().

 

An alternative method is to select the "Set Pop-up Controls Preferences" option from the same drop-down menu. In the new window that opens up, click on the radio button next to "Allow Web pop-ups from these sites." Then, type "http://www.rcmexaminations.org/" in the field provided below and click the "Add" button to the right of the field. Finally, click on the "Save" button at the bottom of the window to save your setting changes and close the window.

 

2.

To turn off Pop-Up Blocker completely, for all web sites, click on the Pop-up Blocker icon in the AOL toolbar (). Then, click on the "Turn Pop-up Controls Off" option. You will notice that the Pop-up Blocker icon will change to indicate that all popups are now allowed ().


Starware Toolbar (for Internet Explorer)

1.

To allow popups from RCM Examinations, launch a new Internet Explorer browser window and navigate to http://www.rcmexaminations.org/. Once you are on the RCM Examinations home page, click on the Popup Blocker button in the Starware Toolbar:. Once you do, the toolbar button will change to indicate that popups will now be allowed from RCM Examinations: .

 

2.

To completely disable the popup blocker, click on the arrow next to the Starware logo on the left-hand end of the toolbar. This will display the main menu in a drop-down list. Select the "Preferences..." option. In the message window that appears, uncheck the box to "Enable Popup Blocker." Click "OK" to close the window.


Pop-Up Stopper

1.

If you have Pop-Up Stopper, an icon will appear () in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen, in your taskbar's system tray. To let a popup through on a one-time basis, press and hold the "Ctrl" key as you click on a link or double-click on a thumbnail.

 

2.

To disable Pop-Up Stopper, double-click on the icon (). A dialog window will ask you to confirm that you would like to disable pop-up ad blocking; click "OK" to continue. You will notice that the Pop-Up stopper will change from white to gray ( > ), to signify that it is disabled. To turn the Pop-Up Stopper on once again, simply double-click on the grayed-out icon (). The icon will turn white again () to indicate the Pop-Up Stopper has been re-enabled.  

 

Note: An alternative method of disabling Pop-Up Stopper is to right-click on the icon () and then uncheck the option titled "Block pop-up ad windows." To re-enable Pop-Up Stopper, simply right-click on the grayed-out icon () and click the same option again, so that a check-mark appears next to it.


Popup Manager (for Internet Explorer)

1.

In order to enable popups on an individual basis, press the "Ctrl" key while clicking on whatever is initiating the desired popup window.

 

2.

To allow popups from RCM Examinations, launch a new Internet Explorer browser window and navigate to http://www.rcmexaminations.org/. Right-click with your mouse on the small color-coded area in the bottom left corner of your browser window. This bar of color will appear either red or green and is called a "widget". In the resulting drop-down menu, select the option to "Allow Popups from www.rcmexaminations.org."


PopUpCop (for Internet Explorer)

1.

PopUpCop installs itself as a small toolbar in your Internet Explorer browser (). To add RCM Examinations to the list of allowed web sites, point your web browser to the RCM Examinations home page (http://www.rcmexaminations.org/). Then, click on the PopUpCop icon () and select the option to "Allow popups from this site..." In the dialog window that appears, click on the button that reads "Add *.rcmexaminations.org to allow list" to confirm the action. You can also add RCM Examinations to the Trusted Sites list for PopupCop by clicking on the double-arrow in the toolbar () and selecting the "Edit trusted sites list..." option. Check that RCM Examinations's domain (*.rcmexaminations.org) appears in the field below "Add this web site to the trusted zone" and then click on the "Add" button. Then, click on the "Close" button.

 

Note: An alternative method of allowing popups from RCM Examinations is to click on the PopUpCop icon () and selecting the "Edit allow and block lists..." option. In the new window that opens, click on the "New..." button in the area underneath the following heading: "Allow annoyances from..." A dialog listing RCM Examinations's URL (http://www.rcmexaminations.org/) will appear; click on the "Make Domain" button to list RCM Examinations's domain (*.rcmexaminations.org). Then, check the box next to "Popups" in the bottom of the window and then click on the "OK" button. RCM Examinations's domain should now be listed in the Allow list. Click on the "OK" button to close the window.

 

2.

To disable PopUpCop completely, click on the PopUpCop icon () and then select the option to "Disable PopUpCop." You will notice that the PopUpCop toolbar will become grayed-out to indicate that the program has been disabled. To re-enable the popup blocker, click back on the PopUpCop icon and select the "Enable PopUpCop" option.


Norton Internet Security

Norton Internet Security is a suite of software products that protects your computer from viruses, privacy threats, and spam. Pop-up blocking software is incorporated into the AntiSpam component of the program. This program is only available for the Windows operating system - not for Mac or Linux computers.s

1.

Open up the Norton Internet Security program. You can either do this by selecting the program from the Start menu in the bottom-left corner of your screen, or by clicking on the program icon that appears in your browser toolbar.

 

2.

In the new window that opens, click on the "Norton AntiSpam" button located in the left-hand panel. Select "Pop-up Blocking" from the resulting menu. Several new options should appear along the right-hand side of the window. Click "Turn Off".

 

3.

You may also want to turn off the Ad Blocking feature of the AntiSpam component. Just like the previous step, select "Ad Blocking" and then click "Turn Off".