Opening a link each time in a new window?

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Hello, I am using Internet Explorer 6.0 I have two computers running
WindowsXP Sp2 installed, my question is on the one computer, on my shortcuts
in the taskbar when I click on (example) yahoo mail shortcut it takes off and
opens, when I click the same icon in the task bar again it again loads up
yahoo mail In a New Window,<<which I want it to do, on my other computer It
doesn't, it opens the link I click on in the window I already have open and I
want it to open in another Window, can anyone tell me where to go to make
this adjustment on my one computer, I have looked everywhere for this option,
I believe at one time I had seen something about this but I have no idea
where or how to return to the option to resolve this problem. Thanks in
advance! bskeef
 
Hi bskeef :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

Open Link in a new window

From http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm

1. Click Start, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type:

regsvr32 urlmon.dll

3. Click OK, and then click OK again when you receive the following message:

DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded.

4. If that doesn't fix it, see this article:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window

5. If you are using WinXP try this:
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE_Default_Browser.reg

You can also try this:

Go to Start/run, and type SFC (msconfig for WinXP).
Choose 'Extract One File From Installation Disk' ("Expand File" for WinXP).
Type oleaut32.dll, not worrying about its location. Then, click Start.

Next to 'Restore From', type in or browse for the file's location, which is
probably in the Win98 (i386 for WinXP) folder of your installation CD-ROM
(typically D:\Win98), or in your Windows\Options\Cabs (Windows\i386 for
WinXP) folder, as the case may be.

Then, next to 'Save File In', enter C:\Windows\System (C:\Windows\System32
for WinXP), and click OK. System File Checker (or msconfig) looks for the
file, saves it as you requested, and then tells you that 'the file has been
successfully extracted'.

You may need to reboot.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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Thanks a bunch your first trick worked !! I had thought maybe there was a
way in say IE 6 or Windows itself to make your browser do this ( Novice way
lol) but its fixed now so... thanks again !!!!!!
 
Hi bskeef :-)
Thanks a bunch your first trick worked !! I had thought maybe there was a
way in say IE 6 or Windows itself to make your browser do this ( Novice way
lol) but its fixed now so... thanks again !!!!!!
Click to expand...

You're very welcome! Glad to hear you were able to resolve your problem.
Good job!

Thank you for posting back and letting us know what worked for you, and for
the benefit of other readers who might have a similar problem. :-)

Jan :)
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Hi Jan

I have a related question. If this trick (regsvr32 urlmon.dll) is used and
works to ensure that each link opens in a new window, how can it be
reversed? I tend to press <Shift> when I want to open a link in a new
window so *I* have the control over whether a new window is opened or not,
hence my interest in turning this behaviour on and off.

Thank you
 
Hi Tosca :-)

You might first try the following and see if it helps with this, if you
don't want to have a new window open each time and want to use the same
window. This may allow you to control the window activity using the <Shift>
as you prefer.

Tools>Internet Options>Advanced tab>check 'Reuse windows for launching
shortcuts'. Then see if that works.

Hope this helps

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Hi Jan

Yes, that is checked and it is the default behaviour. If I want the link to
open in a new window, I press the <Shift> key and everything works as I
want.

The reason that I jumped into this thread was that the response you gave
(about regsvr32 urlmon.dll), suggested that this would cause IE to ALWAYS
open a link in a new window. I wouldn't want that to happen so wondered how
I could reverse it to the default behaviour that works for me at present. I
wouldn't want to apply something to my computer that I couldn't reverse! I
suppose it's a bit of an academic exercise but I'm always searching for new
tips in my thirst for knowledge.

Of course, I could have misinterpreted your original suggestion about the
trick and it wouldn't make opening a link in a new window the default
behaviour! If not, what would it do to my computer that works fine - at
present?

Thanks for your time.
 
Hi Tosca :-)

That is a setting you would do only if you wanted to have the link open in a
new window. If you do not wish to have a new window open, as the OP
desired, then you should not use this procedure. As long as you are using
a system that you prefer then there is no need for you to change using this
function. However, it is possible to reverse this by resetting the IE
default settings. You may have to reset any customized settings you might
have.

Hope this helps

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Thank you - that's the information that I wanted!You're very welcome!

Jan :)
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