Scroll bar in pop up windows not working

[Tasha541]

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!!

 

[solon fox]

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

 

[Tasha541]

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

 

[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).  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