How can I make a "Link" open in a new window?

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How can I make a "Link" open in a new window?

Greetings all,

For a long time now, I have been keeping my Internet Explorer "Links" folder
as an item on my taskbar. That way, all I have to do is popup the taskbar
and in one click I open both the Internet Explorer and the site in question.
It works great.

When I click on a "link", it always opens that link by taking over an
existing IE Window - unless, of course, there are no Windows open, in which
case it creates its own Window. The bummer is; I seem to have no control
over which Window it takes over. I though maybe I could highlight one
particular window before activating the link, but "Link" seems to have a
mind of its own, and always takes over the same Window no matter what.

So this is what I would like to know:

How can I direct "Link" to take over a window of my choosing? Or, how can I
force it to always create a new window?

Anyone?

Thanks all,
- Stan Shankman
 
Stan Shankman said:
How can I make a "Link" open in a new window?

Greetings all,

For a long time now, I have been keeping my Internet Explorer "Links"
folder as an item on my taskbar. That way, all I have to do is popup
the taskbar and in one click I open both the Internet Explorer and
the site in question. It works great.

When I click on a "link", it always opens that link by taking over an
existing IE Window - unless, of course, there are no Windows open, in
which case it creates its own Window. The bummer is; I seem to have
no control over which Window it takes over. I though maybe I could
highlight one particular window before activating the link, but
"Link" seems to have a mind of its own, and always takes over the
same Window no matter what.

So this is what I would like to know:

How can I direct "Link" to take over a window of my choosing? Or, how
can I force it to always create a new window?

Anyone?

Thanks all,
- Stan Shankman
Click to expand...

Go to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced.
Uncheck "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts".

Also, if you have Yahoo Companion, Google toolbar, MSN toolbar, a firewall,
Earthlink (or another pop-up blocker) My IE2 (a shell for IE) etc.
Yahoo Companion is a very common cause.

You'll have to turn off the feature that's blocking new windows or, perhaps,
uninstall the program (especially uninstall Yahoo Companion).

With some programs of this type, using Ctrl+click or Shift+click will allow
a new window.

If you're *sure* that another program isn't causing this, these links may
help.
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm Tips #21 & 46
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/27.html
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers/26.html

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Frank,



Thanks for the reply. But I'm afraid that solution is a little too extreme.
It's kind of like throwing out the baby with the bathwater.



Now I know in the past, I became a little confused over the differences
between a "shortcut" and a "link". You see, I keep this icon in my
Quick-Launch menu that is my primary means of opening IE. The problem was
that when I wished to open a new instance of IE that icon let me down. I
soon discovered that what I needed was a "shortcut" to IE, and not a link at
all. That worked. Now, every time I hit my icon, I get a new instance of IE
running - which is exactly what I wanted. And now I wish to do the same
thing with my "Links" menu. And I believe I can accomplish it by replacing
all of my links with shortcuts to IE, along with, of course, an appropriate
parameter feed. That, I'm almost sure, would do the trick. But the problem
is, my "Links" menu is quite extensive - consisting of many nested folders
each with numerous entries and the very thought of manually undertaking such
a change is a daunting proposition.



I was hopping for a registry tweak or something like that.

I defiantly do not want to make the IE property change you suggested - I
like having my windows reused. (But not, of course, when activating a new
link!)



Any more thoughts?



Thanks again,



- Stan Shankman
 
Frank,



By the way, I just discovered a work-around to my problem:



Remember, I want to open a *new* window when I evoke one of my "Links" from
the taskbar?



Well, this is what I found:



If I first hit my Quick-Launch IE Icon (thereby opening a new instance of
IE), and then use the taskbar "Link" menu to activate a link, I find that
that link again takes over the window of its own choosing (and I never quite
know which one that will be). :-(



But, if I open a new instance of IE and then go into the "Favorites" menu
within that Window and navigate to "Links" folder (in the usual way) and
then activate the link of choice, it always appears in that new Window
exactly as I wish for it to do! :-)



And although that works, is seems to be a lot of clicking for what was
supposed to be a "quick-link". And I am still seeking some way to simply
lick on a link in my taskbar, and have it open in a new Window.



Anything more to add?



- Stan Shankman
 
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