hi DMC2.....
you can do it a number of ways.
below are 2 examples that could be used to create informational "pop-up style" windows for the purpose that you described.
the
<a> link version has an in-line javascript onClick event that has all attributes disabled......
while the button version uses the onClick event to call a javascript function that is located in the head of the document.
either method will work.... and you can enable/disable any (or all) attributes as needed.

khaki
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<script type="text/javascript">
function openWin()
{
window.open("http://forums.techguy.org/t173064/s01c4742af9b8e88efed278730b9ea0ff.html", "newWindow", "height=400, width=600, left=50, top=50, toolbar=yes, location=yes, directories=yes, status=yes, menubar=yes, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, copyhistory=yes")
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<a href="http://forums.techguy.org/t173064/s01c4742af9b8e88efed278730b9ea0ff.html" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'newWindow', 'height=400, width=600, left=50, top=50, toolbar=no, location=no, directories=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no, copyhistory=no,'); return false">Link to open new window</a>
<br><br>
<form>
<input type="button" value="Button to open new window" onclick="openWin()">
</form>
</body>
</html>