Scroll bar in pop up windows not working

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Whenever I open a pop up window (I think that's what you'd call them - a new
window opening from the original website) I have no vertical scrollbar. This
is extremely annoying since most of the time I need one to see the entire
window.

Sometimes, I get a scrollbar but it won't move (this is rare). And on
occasion, I don't get a horizontal scroll bar either.

I tried downloading Firefox and the same thing happens if that gives you any
clues.

HELP!!
 
Whenever I open a pop up window (I think that's what you'd call them - a new
window opening from the original website) I have no vertical scrollbar.  This
is extremely annoying since most of the time I need one to see the entire
window.  

Sometimes, I get a scrollbar but it won't move (this is rare).  And on
occasion, I don't get a horizontal scroll bar either.

I tried downloading Firefox and the same thing happens if that gives you any
clues.

HELP!!

Having a scrollbar or not having a scrollbar is a function of the
script used to open the pop-up, i.e. it is the Web site who coded it
that way, not your browser and not your operating system. You could
try resizing the pop-up but unfortunately many pop-ups are scripted to
not allow resize either. You're just dealing with dumb Web
applications on those sites.

-solon fox
 
solon fox said:
Having a scrollbar or not having a scrollbar is a function of the
script used to open the pop-up, i.e. it is the Web site who coded it
that way, not your browser and not your operating system. You could
try resizing the pop-up but unfortunately many pop-ups are scripted to
not allow resize either. You're just dealing with dumb Web
applications on those sites.

-solon fox

Can't be the websites since they work fine on my sister's computer and they
worked fine on my old computer. (This computer was just purchased 2 months
ago and the problem has existed since the begininning). Try www.webkinz.com,
www.pokemon.com, and www.pogo.com and see if they work on yours.

Thanks,Tasha
 
Can't be the websites since they work fine on my sister's computer and they
worked fine on my old computer.  (This computer was just purchased 2 months
ago and the problem has existed since the begininning).  Trywww.webkinz.com,www.pokemon.com, andwww.pogo.com and see if they work on yours.

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Hi Tasha,

Does your sister's computer run Internet Explorer 6 or Internet
Explorer 7? IE 7 uses tabbed browsing, so there is a significant
difference.

I tried a few links on the Web sites that you cited and found that
scroll bars appeared in pop-ups when needed. I assume that you are
running Vista Home edition and IE 7. I am guessing that your sister is
running XP and IE 6.

Since I am running Vista and IE 7 and didn't see anything the matter
with those pop-ups, it tends to indicate that the trouble is with some
settings on your computer.

Go to Tools, Internet Options, General tab and towards the bottom is a
section called "Tabs", click the Settings button for tabs, where it
says, "When a pop-up is encountered:" select "Let Internet Explorer
decide how pop-ups should open."

Go to http://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp and below the big blue
"Free Java Download" button, click the link for "Do I have Java?"
Follow the instructions there. If you do not have Java, or do not have
the correct version of Java then also follow their instructions for
updating/installing Java. Since your computer is new, the Java Runtime
Environment plug-ins required for some of those games may not have
been loaded. This might help to solve your problem.

I hope that you get it working exactly the way you like, but another
possible work-around (only if the above two steps don't work) would be
to set the pop-ups to always open in a new tab. Some people like it
that way, some people don't. If you choose to try that, then at least
you won't have the trouble with scroll bars.

-solon fox
 
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