IE Question

Ksyrup · 09-30-2003, 01:49 PM

Can someone tell me what setting I need to change to stop this from happening:

I have two web pages open at once, and I want to keep one page on its current page but go to another site on the other. On my work computer when I try this, it always changes the page I don't want to change. So, if I have ESPN on one page, and I open another browser page to my home page, and want to leave ESPN up while going from my home page to another link, it will change the ESPN page, not my home page - unless I manually type in the link.

On my home computer, this is not a problem. Any solutions?

cuervo72 · 09-30-2003, 01:54 PM

Wha? That's strange. You don't have your homepage written to open links in a named browser window, do you?

Using IE....someone is bound to come around and label you an infidel!

Ksyrup · 09-30-2003, 02:10 PM

It's not just from the home page, either. It's any two pages - if I try to go to a favorite from one page, it will automatically do open that link from the other page.

All I know is, it's freakin' annoying as hell.

Subby · 09-30-2003, 02:48 PM

Just get Mozilla Firebird and all of your problems will be solved.

Ksyrup · 09-30-2003, 02:50 PM

I may eventually do that at home (although this problem doesn't occur at home ), but this is not my computer and they are rather strict about what can and can't be put on it, so I'm not changing the browser. In fact, I don't even have a sound card.

Subby · 09-30-2003, 02:52 PM

Then I think you need to talk to they

FrogMan · 09-30-2003, 03:00 PM

Ksyrup, I'll have to check at home, but there's something in the internet option that would loosely translates from French to English to something like "reuse windows to launch shortcuts"...

Here at work, I have IE 6.0 in French, but I'll check at home. Anyway it's under "tools", "internet option", would be the "advanced" tab (the one the most to the right), then it's under "Navigation" in French...

FM

Subby · 09-30-2003, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FrogMan Here at work, I have IE 6.0 in French, but I'll check at home. Anyway it's under "tools", "internet option", would be the "advanced" tab (the one the most to the right), then it's under "Navigation" in French...

Tools>>Internet Options>>Advanced>>Look under Browsing heading, choose Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts.

FrogMan · 09-30-2003, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Subby
Tools>>Internet Options>>Advanced>>Look under Browsing heading, choose Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts.

Thanks Subby, don't know if that's what you meant, but I think he should uncheck the option "Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts" so that way IE won't try to launch the shortcut in the previous window (let's call it the ESPN one

)...

FM

FrogMan · 09-30-2003, 03:13 PM

dola, looks like my first translation was quite close to what MS went with

FM

Ksyrup · 09-30-2003, 03:17 PM

Thanks guys. That's got it.

Ksyrup · 09-30-2003, 09:30 PM

Dola.

BTW, I tried Mozilla tonight and I wasn't impressed. IE pages come up for me instantly, Mozilla was like watching golf. Plus, it looked just like Netscape. Not sure what the big deal, is, but the speed killed it for me.

McSweeny · 09-30-2003, 09:41 PM

opera is where it's at, not your foolish mozilla firebirds or ie or what have you

Subby · 10-01-2003, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Ksyrup
Dola.

BTW, I tried Mozilla tonight and I wasn't impressed. IE pages come up for me instantly, Mozilla was like watching golf. Plus, it looked just like Netscape. Not sure what the big deal, is, but the speed killed it for me.

That's funny - I had the opposite experience.

Oh well

PS. Opera is for sissies...

Easy Mac · 10-01-2003, 06:26 AM

Related IE Question:

Whenever I use IE and I click on a link, it attempts to open in a new browser window. However, everytime it tries, The window freezes and nothing loads. Anyone know why?

FrogMan · 10-01-2003, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Easy Mac
Related IE Question:

Whenever I use IE and I click on a link, it attempts to open in a new browser window. However, everytime it tries, The window freezes and nothing loads. Anyone know why?

Any link or just one particular link?

FM

Ksyrup · 10-01-2003, 07:05 AM

Actually, back to my original question...

Now that I've made that change, when I only have one browser window open and want to go from, say, ESPN to FOFC, it opens in another window. Every time I change pages, it opens in another window - 5 different sites, 5 pages open. I think that's more annoying than the problem which originally led me to ask the question in the first place, so I've unchecked that option again and am back to square one.

I just want each window to act separately from the other (when two are open), and I don't want a second (or third, or fourth) window to open every time I change pages.

Buzzbee · 10-01-2003, 09:13 AM

KSyrup - There is a "manual" way to acheive what you want, I think. When you want a link to open a new browser, right click (or left click if you are setup for lefthanded mouse use). This will give you a menu and one of the options will be "Open In New Window." This will most likely acheive what you want, but you'll have to remember to right click, and make an extra click on the menu.

OS's on work and home the same? IE versions the same? If they are the same, then you might compare the two. If the IE versions are different and you home version is more current, you might check into updating your work IE.

Ksyrup · 10-01-2003, 09:17 AM

Don't even get me started about what we use in this office. We're actually on Windows 98 - 1st Edition. We can barely run any software that's come out in the past few years, simply because we're not on 2nd edition, let alone 2000 or XP.

That might be the issue right there...

Easy Mac · 10-01-2003, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FrogMan
Any link or just one particular link?

FM

any

FrogMan · 10-01-2003, 02:26 PM

that may be the same thing Ksyrup had happen after he had unchecked the option mentionned above...

FM

Drake · 10-01-2003, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cuervo72
Wha? That's strange. You don't have your homepage written to open links in a named browser window, do you?

Using IE....someone is bound to come around and label you an infidel!

Damn it! I missed my cue. Thanks for calling attention to this, cuervo, even if I didn't hold up my end of the bargain.

Big thanks also to Subby for filling in.

Ksyrup · 10-01-2003, 02:34 PM

I get no freezing though. Just a crap load of pages open at once, if I don't close them while I surf from page to page.

cuervo72 · 10-01-2003, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Drake
Damn it! I missed my cue. Thanks for calling attention to this, cuervo, even if I didn't hold up my end of the bargain.

Big thanks also to Subby for filling in.

Any time

(happy convert)

Easy Mac · 10-01-2003, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by FrogMan
that may be the same thing Ksyrup had happen after he had unchecked the option mentionned above...

FM

Nope, the window just opens a new window, and the window freezes. If I copy a shortcut, it will work, but it just won't open the page on its own. I would think it is a popup blocker, but I don't have one.

09-30-2003, 01:54 PM	#2
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Wha? That's strange. You don't have your homepage written to open links in a named browser window, do you? Using IE....someone is bound to come around and label you an infidel! __________________ null

09-30-2003, 02:10 PM	#3
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	It's not just from the home page, either. It's any two pages - if I try to go to a favorite from one page, it will automatically do open that link from the other page. All I know is, it's freakin' annoying as hell. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-30-2003, 02:48 PM	#4
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Just get Mozilla Firebird and all of your problems will be solved. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

09-30-2003, 02:50 PM	#5
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I may eventually do that at home (although this problem doesn't occur at home ), but this is not my computer and they are rather strict about what can and can't be put on it, so I'm not changing the browser. In fact, I don't even have a sound card. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-30-2003, 02:52 PM	#6
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Then I think you need to talk to they __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

09-30-2003, 03:00 PM	#7
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	Ksyrup, I'll have to check at home, but there's something in the internet option that would loosely translates from French to English to something like "reuse windows to launch shortcuts"... Here at work, I have IE 6.0 in French, but I'll check at home. Anyway it's under "tools", "internet option", would be the "advanced" tab (the one the most to the right), then it's under "Navigation" in French... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

09-30-2003, 03:13 PM	#10
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	dola, looks like my first translation was quite close to what MS went with FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

09-30-2003, 03:17 PM	#11
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Thanks guys. That's got it. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-30-2003, 09:30 PM	#12
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Dola. BTW, I tried Mozilla tonight and I wasn't impressed. IE pages come up for me instantly, Mozilla was like watching golf. Plus, it looked just like Netscape. Not sure what the big deal, is, but the speed killed it for me. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

09-30-2003, 09:41 PM	#13
McSweeny College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Somerville, MA	opera is where it's at, not your foolish mozilla firebirds or ie or what have you

10-01-2003, 06:26 AM	#15
Easy Mac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Here	Related IE Question: Whenever I use IE and I click on a link, it attempts to open in a new browser window. However, everytime it tries, The window freezes and nothing loads. Anyone know why?

10-01-2003, 07:05 AM	#17
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Actually, back to my original question... Now that I've made that change, when I only have one browser window open and want to go from, say, ESPN to FOFC, it opens in another window. Every time I change pages, it opens in another window - 5 different sites, 5 pages open. I think that's more annoying than the problem which originally led me to ask the question in the first place, so I've unchecked that option again and am back to square one. I just want each window to act separately from the other (when two are open), and I don't want a second (or third, or fourth) window to open every time I change pages. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-01-2003, 09:13 AM	#18
Buzzbee College Starter Join Date: Jun 2002	KSyrup - There is a "manual" way to acheive what you want, I think. When you want a link to open a new browser, right click (or left click if you are setup for lefthanded mouse use). This will give you a menu and one of the options will be "Open In New Window." This will most likely acheive what you want, but you'll have to remember to right click, and make an extra click on the menu. OS's on work and home the same? IE versions the same? If they are the same, then you might compare the two. If the IE versions are different and you home version is more current, you might check into updating your work IE. __________________ Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz

10-01-2003, 09:17 AM	#19
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Don't even get me started about what we use in this office. We're actually on Windows 98 - 1st Edition. We can barely run any software that's come out in the past few years, simply because we're not on 2nd edition, let alone 2000 or XP. That might be the issue right there... __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-01-2003, 02:26 PM	#21
FrogMan Hattrick Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Pintendre, Qc, Canada	that may be the same thing Ksyrup had happen after he had unchecked the option mentionned above... FM __________________ A Black Belt is a White Belt who refused to give up... follow my story: The real life story of a running frog...

10-01-2003, 02:34 PM	#23
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I get no freezing though. Just a crap load of pages open at once, if I don't close them while I surf from page to page. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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