Hi to all.  I was at work all day and just returned home less than an hour
ago.  Let me answer the questions Michael Barber raised.

1.  The version of JAWS I'm using is 5.1.
2.  The command you sent me (ctrl+Slash on the number pad) does work.
Obviously, this is some sort of a "pass-through" key.
3.  Concerning pop-up blockers, I checked the system, and unless programs
such as Check-it, Windows Media Connect, and a Beta version of an antispy
program that Microsoft was thinking of putting out apply, I could not find
another popup blocker.

However, I did the pop-up blocking and unblocking from the menu on the
toolbar.  Below you will find my cousin's response (he is
Microsoft-certified) to my initial posting.  Since he is not blind and, my
question is:  how do I gain access to the pop-up blocker to which he refers.

Thank you in advance.

Ted Chittenden


>From: "draco draconet" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: RE: Opening Websites in a New Window
>Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:26:37 -0700
>
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>Internet explorer under service pack 2 for windows XP has a built in pop up
>blocker not related to MSN toolbar pop up blocker. You can tell it not to
>block specific sites. Remove all the anti spyware, pop up blockers, extra
>browsers. Start with the minimum. Install all the windows updates.
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>
>"Computer games don't affect kids. I mean, if Pac-Man affected us as kids,
>we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills, and
>listening to repetitive electronic music. - Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc.
>1989"
>
>
>From: "Ted Chittenden" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Opening Websites in a New Window
>Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 07:23:08 -0700
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>HI to all.
>
>I recently changed from my long-time Dell PC with Windows ME to a used
>Compaq computer with Windows XP. For the most part, things have worked out
>well,
>but I do have a major problem.
>
>The problem is: when I go into http://www.radio-locator.com or
>http://www.npr.org or other sites that launch linked web addresses in a
>second window, I cannot get the second window to launch. I contacted the
>computer's previous owner, and he suggested I turn off Norton's Internet
>Security which I did (along with disabling Norton Antivirus), but it didn't
>help. I went into the folders menu in the Control panel and turned on and
>off the "Launch Folders in a Separate Process" to no avail. In the same
>menu, I turned on and off all three items relating to launching pairs of
>web pages to no avail. The previous owner had MSN's popup blocker
>installed. I exempted both websites and turned off the Popup blocker to no
>avail. I thought there might be something in the Customizable Internet
>Options Security Setting Customize settings area, but I looked through the
>list of items to disable and enable and found nothing that sounded like it
>could do what I wanted it to do. The former owner was very scared of
>viruses (he was using a DSL cable hookup), and the result is that the
>system contains several cleaning and antispy programs (including both
>AdAware and Microsoft's antispy program as well as Spybot). The former
>owner also has several versions of Firefox installed and Netscape Messenger
>loaded, bessides the Internet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 2 for Windows XP
>I am currently using.
>
>Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I very much
>enjoy listening to NPR programming and am a heavy contributor to
>Radio-locator. If I hear nothing, I may be forced to contact Geeks on Call
>(and pay a nice premium) to resolve this issue.
>
>To all, thank you in advance for assisting me with this problem.
>
>
>
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