Re: IE not allowing 2 open windows

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Heather Jones wrote:
> Hello. I have gone over all the Internet Explorer settings, ran virus
> scans, adware/spyware scans, etc. and still cannot figure out my problem.
>
> IE is only allowing one window to be open at a time. If I have an IE
> window open and click to open a second window, it will take the place of
> the first. I am running XP Pro, and have reinstalled SP2 twice and am
> still having a problem. I don't know what the deal is, but it's a new
> thing. I checked to see the history to see if something had caused it,
> but my husband had already cleared the history and temp files not knowing
> there was a problem.
>
> Thanks for any advice you can give on how to fix this problem.

Open Internet Explorer -> Tools -> Internet Options: in the Advanced tab,
uncheck the option "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts."

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=241911
"Description of the Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts Setting in
Internet Explorer 5.01".

Hope this helps ;-)

Cheers,

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Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer/OE 2003/2004/2005
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