Re: Popup file list

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No, there's no list of sites where the Google toolbar pop-up blocker has
blocked pop-ups. They are all blocked. There's only the "whitelist" - site
where you *allow* pop-ups. If you reset the counter, only the counter gets
reset, your "whitelist" remains intact. The counter info and the
"whitelist" site list is stored in the registry. You can tell when the
Google toolbar is blocking a pop-up as your cursor will change briefly to a
hand with a red and yellow starburst on it with a exclamation point in it,
and the pop-up icon on the toolbar will show a red/yellow circle with an
exclamation point in it as well.

The information I pointed you to is contained in the Windows Registry. This
is the main core instruction set for Windows and all your programs. You can
access it by going to Start...Run...type in "regedit" (no quotes), click
Okay. But I would *strongly* advise not messing around in there if you
don't know what you are doing, as a mistake there can cause errors, up to
causing your computer to not boot.

How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/

If you want to know more about the registry and the files it's stored in:

Windows registry information for advanced users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/


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Jon Kennedy, MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC, USA
jkennedy2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


"paullie" <paullie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C0BCD411-CF3A-4392-9E68-6725182D6CCE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks, Jon. Lots of usefull info. I haven't had a chance to try it all
yet,
but a couple questions.

There is no actual list of blocked sites that I can view, just a count
file... correct? If there IS such a list and I go ahead and reset the
counter, does the file remain or get nixxed? Part of my never-ending fight
with bloated, unnecessary files/folders.

BTW, I have no idea what the first part of this path means:
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Google Toolbar\4.0\whitelist'. If I
search
"whitelist", will it be listed. Or should I pop the full path into the
Google
browser bar and click 'Go'? Sorry to be such a pain. After 5 years I'm
still
trying to get a grip on the XP and IE thing!

Best, Paul

Best, Paul


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