: You have some sort of "third-party" popup blocker, not from
: Microsoft, but works with IE.

: -sw


BZZZZT! Wrong answer. Windows XP SP2 comes with a pop-up blocker:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...upblocker.mspx

"When you install SP2, Pop-up Blocker is turned on in Internet Explorer and
set to the medium setting, which means it will block most automatic pop-ups."