RE: IE 6.0 - New Window closes original window
Hi,
Thanks a lot,
after a lot of frustration i found the exact solution.
actually i thought of formatting my system for this.
anyway once again thanks a lot.
"Frans van der Kleij" wrote:
> After several days searching you gave me the proper solution. Thank you
>
> Frabs (Sweden)
>
> "ILoveMondays" wrote:
>
> > OK. Sometimes just venting helps the brain to work better and the Infinite
> > Intelligence streams through.
> >
> > Here's the solution I found:
> >
> > It turns out that it was an "Add-On" that was causing the problem. I indeed
> > have the "Yahoo! Toolbar Helper" active. I disabled this and everything seems
> > back to normal.
> >
> > Go to Tools | Manage Add-ons... | Choose Show "Add-ons currently loaded in
> > Internet Explorer" and look through the list for the offending culprit. Mine
> > was the "Yahoo! Toolbar Helper" Browser Helper Object (yt.dll). Highlight and
> > choose the "Disable" radio button in the Settings area. Click on OK. Restart
> > IE and you should be good to go. I'm back in business.
> >
> > "ILoveMondays" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > "ILoveMondays" wrote:
> > >
> > > > About two weeks ago Internet Explorer 6.0 (with the latest updates) running
> > > > on XP-SP2 began this behavior. The Original window closes if 1)I open up a
> > > > new window from the File menu, 2)I choose to open a link in a New Window, or
> > > > 3)a link on a site opens up a new window. It's most annoying and frustrating.
> > > > I haven't been able to find any information on how to fix this yet. Any
> > > > suggestions?
> > >
> > > I want to add that I've already followed the advice found in several other
> > > entries that appear to have the same problem. I've gone to Tools | Internet
> > > Options | Advanced and unchecked "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts".
> > > I've also checked my firewall software and pop-up blocker settings, to no
> > > avail. And I'm not using Yahoo Companion, MSN Toolbar, or Google Toolbar. Any
> > > other advice?
> > > Thanks.
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