Firstly ensure it is minimised. R/c the taskbar button. Is Minimised greyed out. If not it is not minimised but offscreen or with zero size..

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"Dennis" <junk@galron.com> wrote in message news:eRkiBLI0FHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> OK, I got it now. Internet Explorer > Tools > Internet Options > Advanced
> and then turn off the options "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts.
>
> Now, my problem is that when I fire up a web site via an icon this way, it
> instantiates minimized. How can I fix this so I can click on an icon and
> get a new copy of Internet Explorer which is not minimized?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dennis
>
> "David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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> It's exactly what you are looking for. Internet Options - Advanced not
> Internet Shortcut's properties.
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> "Dennis" <junk@galron.com> wrote in message
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>> Carey,
>>
>> That's close but not exactly what I'm looking for. I already know that
> if
>> I click on the Internet Explorer icon, it'll come up on a new brower
> window.
>> My problem involves icons on my desktop which go to specific web sites.
>>
>> For example, if I'm looking at www.cnn.com, I can drop a link/icon to this
>> site onto my desktop and later, I can just double click the icon to go to
>> the site. But, unfortunately, this method only fires up a new browser if
>> one is not running. If one or more are already running, it will take over
>> the most recently instantiated and reuse it.
>>
>> I edited the icons I'm having problems with and at Properties > Advanced,
>> there is no option such as you described. Is there another way to
> achieve
>> what I want?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> Dennis Gallagher
>>
>> "Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:#A6KJMB0FHA.3856@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Right-click on your Desktop Internet Explorer icon and select:
>>> Properties > Advanced and 'uncheck' "Reuse windows for launching
>> shortcuts",
>>> then click "Apply".
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>>> Carey Frisch
>>> Microsoft MVP
>>> Windows XP Shell/User
>>> Microsoft Community Newsgroups
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>>> "Dennis" wrote:
>>>
>>> | I run a couple of internet camera windows on my desktop all the time.
>> I
>>> | also have some icons on the desktop which give me quick access to
>> certain
>>> | web sites like CNN, EBay and etc.
>>> |
>>> | My problem is that when I click one of my icons, it always causes the
>> most
>>> | recently instantiated browser to go to the new site and thus it
> clobbers
>> one
>>> | of my internet camera views.
>>> |
>>> | Is there a way to alter the icons so that clicking them always starts a
>> new
>>> | browser rather than having them take over the most recently
> instantiated
>>> | one?
>>> |
>>> | Thanks,
>>> |
>>> | Dennis
>>>
>>
>>
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