Customize the Pop-Up Stopper Free Edition
to Make it Play YOUR CHOSEN SOUND
First of all, if you have Windows XP, you will have better results from this Pop-Up Blocker if you make sure to install it in the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
After installing, if you navigate into the Programs folder at the location I just mentioned, you will see a folder named "Panicware." This is the folder which contains the relevant files to your new Pop-Up blocker. If you explore within the "Panicware" folder, you should find a folder named "PopUp Sounds." Within this folder, there should be at least one sound file, and it should be named "popup1.wav"
Here is the trick: It is NOT as simple as cutting and pasting other wav files into the folder. I tried that first, and no matter what other wav file you put in that folder, it will not be accessible to you when you enter the "Settings" menu of the Pop-Up Blocker program.
What you do is this: choose a new wav file that plays your sound, and then delete "popup1.wav" from the folder (you may wish to save a backup copy somewhere) and rename your sound with the name "popup1.wav" and place it in the "PopUp Sounds" folder.
For example, if you have a sound file called "piano.wav" you must rename "piano.wav" as "popup1.wav" and then place your "popup1.wav" where the original "popup1.wav" was in the "PopUp Sounds" folder.
The only thing left to do is make sure that the Settings of the Pop-Up Blocker are set to "Play a sound when a pop-up is blocked." How do you check the settings? First, locate the Pop-Up Blocker icon in the lower right-hand side of your monitor screen, in the "Notification area" of the "Taskbar" (that's what Windows calls it). My icon looks like a hand with the index finger pointing up. Right-click the icon. Make sure there is a check mark where it says "Play a sound when a pop-up is blocked." Then, click on "Preferences." In the preferences window, choose the "Pop-Up Notification" tab. Under "Audio Notification," click "Select" and make sure you select "Pop-Up Sound #1." Voila! You should now hear your chosen sound whenever a pop-up ad is blocked.
Why would you want to do this? Well, in my case I did want to hear some sound, because I wanted to know exactly when and how often the Pop-Up Blocker was working, but I no longer wanted to hear the default sound, because it was driving me crazy!!!
What should you use for your chosen sound? You could make a wav file recording of your own voice saying "A pop-up has been blocked." Or, you could get a short clip of Queen singing "Another One Bites the Dust." The options are endless, and there are thousands of free wav files on the Net.
Have fun!
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