Hi Athena
Try the following and see if it helps:
How to allow multiple windows
First, Yahoo installations have been known to cause this problem. If you
have Yahoo toolbar disable it, or if you have Yahoo Companion uninstall it.
If you have any 3rd party toolbars such as Google, MSN, or others, disable
them. If you have Yahoo Companion, uninstall it. If you have any 3rd party
software, popup or ad blockers, disable them.
and...
Go to Tools>Internet Options> Advanced tab
UNcheck "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts"
Click Apply
Close IE and reopen then see if the problem still exists
also..
How to open Multiple Browser Windows
http://navigators.com/multiple_browsers.html
Hope this helps.
Jan
MS MVP - Windows IE/OE [DTS/AumHa]
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