Sometimes "free" software contains hidden functions that collect marketing data.
PopUpCop does not collect, store, or transmit marketing data. For complete details
on PopUpCop and your privacy, please read the
EdenSoft privacy policy.
At this time, PopUpCop works only on Windows 95, 95 OSR2, NT 4, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, and XP.
It does not work with any browser available for the Apple Macintosh.
Your registration code for PopUpCop contains both capital letters and numbers. It is easy to
confuse some letters and numbers in the code. In particular,
the letter "O" and the number "0" can be
difficult to distinguish. Also, the number "1" can look like
the lower-case letter "l" or the upper-case letter "I".
If the system date on your computer is incorrect, PopUpCop might not
accept your name and code. Please verify that the system date on your computer
is set to the correct date.
Finally, if you purchased your license after December 31, 2006, and you are using a version of PopUpCop older
than version 2.6.0.41, PopUpCop will not accept your code. You will have to upgrade
to the latest version of PopUpCop in order for PopUpCop to accept your code.
If you are still having problems entering your registration code, write us
at customer-service@popupcop.com. We will
gladly provide you further assistance.
If your email address has changed since you registered PopUpCop, don't worry. We will ask you to confirm
your identity, and will send you your information once we have done so.
PopUpCop assumes that any site whose URL begins
with https://... is safe and no
annoyances are suppressed. Click here for more information about exempt sites.
PopUpCop assumes that any site in your
Trusted sites security zone
is safe and no annoyances are suppressed. Click here for more information about exempt sites.
Yes; it can enable and disable them.
However, it is no substitute for a robust
cookie management tool. Cookies are more
a privacy issue than an annoyance issue.
Specialized tools are available
elsewhere for privacy and security concerns.
Yes! Just slide the slider
left for
fewer annoyances, right for more.
Annoyance suppression is organized into levels.
Sliding the slider changes level.
From left to right, the levels are:
PopUpCop does duplicate some of the
configuration features of Internet Explorer (IE).
However, it provides a much friendlier
user interface for frequently-used features.
For example, if you have a dial-up connection
and would like to turn images off so that
pages load faster, install PopUpCop's Images On/Off
button on your toolbar.
You'll find it much more convenient to
click this button than to click down through
IE's layers of dialog boxes.
PopUpCop and IE communicate with each other.
Changing a setting in either changes it in both.
PopUpCop also provides some features that
IE's Internet Options don't, most notably
popup prevention. The more you surf the
web, the more you'll find that PopUpCop
provides an indispensable improvement to
your web experience.
Click the
shield to get PopUpCop's main menu.
Choose Customize PopUpCop...
Go to Settings buttons or Action buttons.
Select the buttons for the features you want.
Recently Microsoft has started using script timers to redirect users around the various sites associated with Hotmail,
and you have probably have script timers turned off. To work around this problem, you could turn script timers back on,
or follow these step-by-step instructions to keep script timers off but still use Hotmail:
Click on the PopUpCop badge to pull down the main PopUpCop menu.
Choose "Customize PopUpCop..." to display the PopUpCop options dialog.
Click on the "Allow and block lists" tab.
On the left side of the dialog, under the "Always display popups from" (Allow) list, click "New...".
In the "Enter new page, server or domain" dialog enter the following pattern:
*.passport.com
Click OK to add the pattern to your allow list.
Repeat steps 4,5, and 6 for the following two patterns:
*.passport.net
*.hotmail.com
Click on the "Look and feel" tab.
Find and place a checkmark in the box next to "Allow list applies to Flash and other active blocks".
Click Apply to apply your changes.
Click OK to close the PopUpCop options dialog.
You should now be able to log in to Hotmail without problem.
Recently, Yahoo has started using script timers to implement the Send and Forward functions on their email composition page,
and you have probably have blocked script timers in PppUpCop. To work around this problem, you could turn script timers back on,
or follow these step-by-step instructions to keep blocking script timers but still use Yahoo email:
Click on the PopUpCop badge to pull down the main PopUpCop menu.
Choose "Customize PopUpCop..." to display the PopUpCop options dialog.
Click on the "Allow and block lists" tab.
On the left side of the dialog, under the "Always display popups from" (Allow) list, click "New...".
In the "Enter new page, server or domain" dialog enter the following pattern. You MUST include the "*" at the beginning!!
*mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose
Click OK to add the pattern to your allow list.
Click on the "Look and feel" tab.
Find and place a checkmark in the box next to "Allow list applies to Flash and other active blocks".
Click Apply to apply your changes.
Click OK to close the PopUpCop options dialog.
You should now be able to use the Send and Forward buttons in Yahoo! email without problem.
shield button) and answer Yes when prompted.
button to see a list of the enabled/disabled statuses
for all the annoyances.
left for
fewer annoyances, right for more.
Annoyance suppression is organized into levels.
Sliding the slider changes level.
From left to right, the levels are: