# Popup blocker workaround?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-blocker-workaround/89303>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 6, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-blocker-workaround/89303 "2005-05-06T21:31:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![designer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@designer](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/designer)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/popup-blocker-workaround/89303/1 "2005-05-06T21:31:07Z")

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The usual issue in IE - You can popup an html window from flash using a button, but using a movie clip or a simple onLoad causes the popup blocker to kick in. Has anyone come up with a workaround so that I can pop up the window sans button? Many thanks.