Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite by Sureshot - FAQ

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Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What is Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite?
2. Are there any system requirements?
3. Are there any known bugs?
4. I get Runtime Errors when pop-ups are killed, what should I do?
5. When I try to open a new browser it is closed immediately, what should I do?
6. It kills all pop-ups, even the pop-ups I want, what should I do?
7. Is Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite supporting my web browser?
8. What hostile activeX controls does Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite protect me from?
9. I think I've found a bug, what should I do?

1. What is Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite?
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Briefly, Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite is an aggressive pop up blocker preventing all annoying pop-up windows from appearing as you surf the web and from file sharing programs such as Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster, iMesh, Xolox and Direct Connect. Messenger Service pop ups and hostile activeX pop ups are also detected and killed.


2. Are there any system requirements?
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 Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0-6.0 and Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP compatible.

For ad-blocking on Netscape, Opera, Mozilla, NetCaptor, SBC Yahoo and MSN Explorer, rotating banner ad blocking in Kazaa, Kazaa Lite, Morpheus, Grokster, iMesh, Xolox, Direct Connect, ICQ, Msn Messenger and Opera, click here.


3. Are there any known bugs?
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 No.


4. I get Runtime Errors when pop-ups are killed, what should I do?
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 Read how to disable script and runtime errors here.


5. When I try to open a new browser it is closed immediately, what should I do?
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Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite will protect you from all kinds of pop-up windows, but sometimes it is too restrictive and will prevent you from opening new browsers or pop-ups that you do want. To solve this, you can temporarily disable Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite by holding Shift, Control or 'a' to allow pop-ups or new browser windows.


6. It kills all pop-ups, even the pop-ups I want, what should I do?
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Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite will protect you from all kinds of pop-up windows, but sometimes it is too restrictive and will prevent you from opening the pop-ups that you do want. To solve this, you can temporarily disable Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite by holding Shift, Control or 'a' to allow pop-ups.


7. Is Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite supporting my web browser?
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See the system requirements above.


8. What hostile activeX controls does Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite protect me from?
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Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite will protect you from the following activeX controls companies: The Gator Corporation (GAIN), Mindset Interactive (NetPal), Cydoor, Great Net Inc. (DownloadWare), C2 Media Ltd (Free MP3 Finder), CPM Media Ltd (Free Scratch Cards), Marketscore Inc (NetSetter Adware), Fun-Lotto Inc (Search-Explorer), TrekEight LLC (MP3 Media Monster), Youbet.com Inc, eZula Inc (TopText iLookup), Comet Systems Inc.


9. I think I've found a bug, what should I do?
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 If you've found a bug, please get in touch with us. Please include this in your bug report:
1. The version of the software. (displayed in the manual).
2. Platform you are running on (e.g. Win 98 or Win XP Home Edition).
3. Your browser and its version. (e.g. Internet Explorer 5.5).
4. Any error message if one was generated.
5. A description of the problem.
6. The URL if available where the error occured.