deleting pop up blockers and firewalls

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can someone please tell me where to find firewalls and pop up blockers. i
need to delete them and have no idea how to find them or how to get rid of
them. i am basically puter illiterate

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i like to play games on pogo, but everytime i try to get in there, a window
comes up and tells me that i have either a blocker or a firewall that is
preventing me from playing. i have dial up so the puter runs very slow.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Generally, folks use a firewall to prevent viruses and worms
> from harming your computer. Pop-up blockers are used to
> prevent annoying pop-ups in Internet Explorer. I don't understand
> why you want to "delete" them?
>
> What are you wishing to accomplish?
>
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> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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> "lms" wrote:
>
> | can someone please tell me where to find firewalls and pop up blockers. i
> | need to delete them and have no idea how to find them or how to get rid of
> | them. i am basically puter illiterate
>