Re: Force New Window to Open Instead of Taking Over Existing One

In news:1119454969.571689.181890@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
canadabasin@xxxxxxxxxxx <canadabasin@xxxxxxxxxxx> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> Hi all,
>
> Two instances of a problem to share:
>
> 1)I have a web page that I go to from a link in my network, and if I
> have something open in another window, it always opens in that window
> instead of in a new one.
>
> 2)Another instance of this happening is when I'm listening to an
> online radio station. Often they have a little applet running in a
> window, and if you click on a web link somewhere, it opens it in the
> litte applet window!
>
> In both instances I have to open IE first to get a free window, then I
> open the application or applet second so it is not first in the task
> bar. IE picks the first window open in the task bar to use in both
> instances.
>
> This is annoying and I was wondering if there was someway to "lock" a
> window from being used when open. I know I can open a link in a new
> window by holding the shift key, but that doesn't help me in instance
> one with my application link. Is there some command I could put in
> the icon that would force the application to open in a new window?
> Can I force IE to "always" open a new window?
>
> TIA!!

Open IE
Click Tools
Click Options
Advanced Tab
UNtick reuse windows for launching shortcuts
Click Okay

Galen
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