Re: Clicking on Links

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In news:fhv2515fkg5e7vlhaa4q9bvdevni2897ur@xxxxxxx,
blarney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <blarney@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> I am using XP -2 with IE 6. When I click on a link to go forward I
> get a red circle with a red line through it and stay on the previous
> page. If I try again to go to the link the same thing happens. It
> also happens with other links.
> Sometimes I am able to go to links from different pages.
> For example in an e-mail when I click the link to go to the browser
> the circle and line come up and I stay in the e-mail program. This
> happens with other links even inside IE.
> Thanks.

What happens if you hold the CTRL key when you try to open them? Do they
open? If so then you're probably set on HIGH in your popup blocker settings.
I use, and recommend, medium which kills the majority of them but still
allows sites to open in new window so I don't navigate away from the content
I was looking at.

Galen
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Rest well Alex and we'll see you on the other side.


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