This page includes a pop-up blocker test.  It will tell you if you are currently using a pop-up blocker of some sort.

Be aware that this test is not 100% accurate because if you are trusting pages to allow pop-ups from longwood.edu your results may indicate that you do not have a pop-up blocking software installed.

If you load the MOAT site and get a blank white page, it is very likely that you have some sort of pop-up blocking software installed.

The following is a semi-comprehensive guide obtained and adapted from http://wiki.phoenixlabs.org/wiki/Allowing_Common_Popup_Blockers on how to disable common pop-up blocking software.  MOAT currently only works with Internet Explorer on a PC computer.  The other platforms and browsers are available from the source link above if you are interested.

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Browsers

Internet Explorer 6.0 sp2
  1. In Internet Explorer go to the Tools menu
  2. Select Popup Blocker
  3. Click on Turn Off Pop-up Blocker

and if that doesn't work, please press the "CTRL" control button when you click and see if that by passes the popup blocker, if not try to go to internet options and under the advanced tab please uncheck under "browsing" enable third party browser extensions (requires restart) that means the browser not the computer, close down all IE windows and see if that helps. It should.

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Internet Explorer 7

Go to Tools in Internet Explorer 7, then click on Internet Options.

  1. Go to Security tab.
  2. Select the Trusted sites zone.
  3. Click on Sites on launch the panel to manage trusted sites.
  4. Key in the specific site that you want to trust and allow all pop-ups including script-generated input dialog boxes to the text box for "Add this site to the zone". If you're viewing the website that you want to trust, the URL link location will be shown automatically.
  5. Click Add when done. Note that if the website is not encryted with SSL, you need to unclick (unselect) "Require server verification (https:) for all sites in this zone" before you can Add the normal http: websites.
  6. The website should listed on the middle box Website listing.
  7. Click Close and then OK to exit.

and if that doesn't work, please press the "CTRL" control button when you click and see if that by passes the popup blocker, if not try to go to internet options and under the advanced tab please uncheck under "browsing" enable third party browser extensions (requires restart) that means the browser not the computer, close down all IE windows and see if that helps. It should.

Other signs of pop-ups in Internet Explorer will include the appearance of these visual cues:

Pop-up Information Bar Example. Did you notice the Information Bar? The Information Bar alerts you to security-related conditions....

and is shown in conjunction with this Information Bar item that is usually located near the top of your screen:

Example of Information Bar showing a blocked pop-up window

You can click on the Information Bar shown above (not this one, it is a sample) and get options about allowing the particular site to be trusted to allow pop-ups temporarily or "Always Allow" as shown below.

Example of window showing long term and short term pop-up blocking options for the particular site you are visiting.

 

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ToolBars

Yahoo Toolbar
  1. Click the Pop-Up Blocker menu.
  2. Select "Enable Pop-Up Blocker."
  3. If the checkmark was present, Pop-Up Blocker is now off. If the checkmark was not present, Pop-Up blocker is now enabled.

        Better yet, if you don't use this toolbar, uninstall it completely by going to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, and finding the Yahoo! Toolbar near the bottom of the list of programs.  Click on it and choose remove.  It usually is installed with a checkbox option by default when you install Adobe Acrobat Reader and other programs.

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Google Toolbar

1. While on the page where you want to be able to access popups, click (the pop-up button).

  • Confirm that the button label has now changed to Google sites allowed button
  • Try reopening the link to confirm that it can be displayed.

2. Turn off the Google pop-up blocker for all pages.

  • Click to open the Toolbar options dialog box.
  • From the Navigation section of the "Browsing" tab, de-select the "Pop-up Blocker" checkbox.
  • Click OK to close the dialog box.
  • Try reprinting the report to confirm that the pop-up blocker has been disabled. Tip: If the pop-up blocker is disabled, the toolar button will be grayed out.

        It usually is installed manually or with a checkbox option by default when you install certain versions of JAVA and other programs.

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AOL Toolbar

  1. Click on the AOL icon and select Settings
  2. Deselect Popup Blocker
  3. Click OK.

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Starware Pop-Up Blocker

  1. To turn off the Starware pop-up blocker, click on the Starware Logo
  2. Select Preferences
  3. Deselect Enable Popup Blocker
  4. Click OK.

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Viewpoint Pop-Up Blocker

  1. To turn off the Viewpoint pop-up blocker, click on the Viewpoint Logo
  2. Select Options Menu
  3. Click on the Pop-Ups tab
  4. Deselect Enable Pop-up Blocker
  5. Click OK.

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Earthlink
  1. Visit https://sat.vita.virginia.gov
  2. Click on the Pop-Up Blocker menu on the Internet Explorer Toolbar, and choose Always ALLOW pop-ups for this Web site.
  3. Visit https://sat.vita.virginia.gov
  4. Click the Pop-Up Blocker menu on the Internet Explorer Toolbar, and choose Always ALLOW pop-ups for this Web site.

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Third Party Programs

Norton Internet Security 2003

  1. Open Norton Internet Security,
  2. Click Options, select Norton Internet Security.
  3. Click on Web Contents tab and click Add Site.
  4. Type in sat.vita.virginia.gov (remove www.) and click OK.
  5. While site is highlighted, click the User Setting tab. Deselect the Block Popup Ad option.
  6. Click Add Site again and repeat this process with sat.vita.virginia.gov
  7. Click OK.

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Norton Internet Security 2004

  1. Open Norton Internet Security, select Status & Settings, select Ad Blocking option and click on Configure, then Advanced, then Add Site.
  2. Type in sat.vita.virginia.gov (remove www.) and click OK.
  3. While site is highlighted, click the User Setting tab. Deselect the Block Popup Ad option.
  4. Click Add Site again repeat this process with sat.vita.virginia.gov
  5. Click OK.

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Norton Internet Security 2005

  1. Click the yellow Norton Internet Security Icon on your browser toolbar
  2. If Block popups on this site is checked, un-check it.
  3. If asked "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" please click Ok.

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Norton Internet Security 2006

Go to https://sat.vita.virginia.gov/ 

  1. Find the Norton Internet Security toolbar in Internet Explorer
  2. Click the Norton icon and untick 'Block popups on this site'.

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Zone Alarm Pro

  1. Open Zone Alarm, click on the Privacy menu, click on Site List tab.
  2. Click Add a New Site.

Type in sat.vita.virginia.gov/ and click OK

  1. Go to Options.
  2. Click the Ad-Block tab.
  3. Uncheck Pop-up/Pop-under
  4. Click Apply
  5. Click the Cookies tab
  6. Uncheck Session Cookies
  7. Click OK
  8. Click Add a New Site again and repeat the process with https://sat.vita.virginia.gov/.
  9. Click OK.

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MSN Pop-Up Blocker

  1. To turn off the MSN pop-up blocker, click on Options on the MSN toolbar,
  2. Deselect Pop-up Guard and
  3. Click OK.

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Pop-up detection script obtained from http://www.visitor-stats.com/articles/detect-popup-blocker.php