On my main desktop system, W2KSP4 US quite up to date:

Suddenly, since this morning, I can't any more open an HTML web
page:

- by Shift-clicking a link in another IE page
- by Right-Clicking that link and chosing "Open in New Window"
- by Drag-and-Dropping the link from an OE message to an
existing IE window
- by clicking a link in an OE message

In any of these instances the symptoms are the same: the newly
opened IE window immediately gets a larger IE icon in the
taskbar (like PDF pages) and immediately gets unresponding - but
still is referenced as "Running" in Task Manager, however
nothing will get it back to life (even trying to open any other
link by any other way), all I can do is close it (surprisingly
it will respond to that "close" order, no matter if through the
× icon in the upper right corner, or by any other way).

I recall that normally, a page that can't be reached triggers a
"404" page, but never makes the window unresponding. And
apparently the involved pages were not unreachable.

Weird, immediately after a page refuses to open, I still can
open the very same web page:

- by Left-clicking the very same link in the very same initial
IE window
- by Right-clicking the very same link, chosing "Copy Shortcut",
opening a new IE window (from its icon in Quick Launch),
Pasting that URL in the Address Bar of that IE window;
- *once the link has been open*, by any of the ways that were
not working first.

I then continue surfing, and the process continues: about any
link I Left-click, it works; about any link I Right-Click or
"Open in New Window" or Drag-and-Drop, it makes the new window
unresponsive (and I can only close that window), but I still can
immediately open the very same page, provided it is by direct
clicking or typing.

Have I inadvertently touched something wrong? or did MU
(Microsoft Update) slip in something wrong? Thanks to any help,

Paris, Tue 6 Jun 2006 17:40:00 +0200

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups via this web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer


--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"Michel Merlin" wrote in message
...
On my main desktop system, W2KSP4 US quite up to date:

Suddenly, since this morning, I can't any more open an HTML web
page:

- by Shift-clicking a link in another IE page
- by Right-Clicking that link and chosing "Open in New Window"
- by Drag-and-Dropping the link from an OE message to an
existing IE window
- by clicking a link in an OE message

In any of these instances the symptoms are the same: the newly
opened IE window immediately gets a larger IE icon in the
taskbar (like PDF pages) and immediately gets unresponding - but
still is referenced as "Running" in Task Manager, however
nothing will get it back to life (even trying to open any other
link by any other way), all I can do is close it (surprisingly
it will respond to that "close" order, no matter if through the
× icon in the upper right corner, or by any other way).

I recall that normally, a page that can't be reached triggers a
"404" page, but never makes the window unresponding. And
apparently the involved pages were not unreachable.

Weird, immediately after a page refuses to open, I still can
open the very same web page:

- by Left-clicking the very same link in the very same initial
IE window
- by Right-clicking the very same link, chosing "Copy Shortcut",
opening a new IE window (from its icon in Quick Launch),
Pasting that URL in the Address Bar of that IE window;
- *once the link has been open*, by any of the ways that were
not working first.

I then continue surfing, and the process continues: about any
link I Left-click, it works; about any link I Right-Click or
"Open in New Window" or Drag-and-Drop, it makes the new window
unresponsive (and I can only close that window), but I still can
immediately open the very same page, provided it is by direct
clicking or typing.

Have I inadvertently touched something wrong? or did MU
(Microsoft Update) slip in something wrong? Thanks to any help,

Paris, Tue 6 Jun 2006 17:40:00 +0200

Thanks (I admit I was lazy retrieving the appropriate NG in
MS' fuzzy organized NG set).

There, before reposting, I browsed and found the fix:

IE Tools Internet Options Advanced Browsing:
clear "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts"

as explained in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241911

and kindly recalled by the "Related Message" I link hereafter.

Thanks Michael and Vincenzo! And my apologies for not wondering
enough by myself. You actually saved me time!

Paris, Wed 7 Jun 2006 13:27:00 +0200


----- Related Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]"
Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser
Message: news://msnews.microsoft.com/#1#M9L6g...TNGP02.phx.gbl
Sent: Tue 30 May 2006 06:40:10 +0200
Subject: Opening link's in a new browser window

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241911
"Description of the Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts
Setting in Internet Explorer 5.01".

--
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Michael Santovec"
Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
Message: news://msnews.microsoft.com/eUbLUCZi...TNGP04.phx.gbl
Sent: Tue 6 Jun 2006 10:42:25 -0700 (17:42:25 GMT)
Subject: Can't open Link in New Window

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups
via this web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer
--
Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Michel Merlin"

Newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
Message: news://msnews.microsoft.com/OMSlA#Xi...TNGP03.phx.gbl
Sent: Tue 6 Jun 2006 17:40:00 +0200 (15:40:00 GMT)
Subject: Can't open Link in New Window

On my main desktop system, W2KSP4 US quite up to date:

Suddenly, since this morning, I can't any more open an HTML web
page:

- by Shift-clicking a link in another IE page
- by Right-Clicking that link and chosing "Open in New Window"
- by Drag-and-Dropping the link from an OE message to an
existing IE window
- by clicking a link in an OE message

In any of these instances the symptoms are the same: the newly
opened IE window immediately gets a larger IE icon in the
taskbar (like PDF pages) and immediately gets unresponding - but
still is referenced as "Running" in Task Manager, however
nothing will get it back to life (even trying to open any other
link by any other way), all I can do is close it (surprisingly
it will respond to that "close" order, no matter if through the
× icon in the upper right corner, or by any other way).

I recall that normally, a page that can't be reached triggers a
"404" page, but never makes the window unresponding. And
apparently the involved pages were not unreachable.

Weird, immediately after a page refuses to open, I still can
open the very same web page:

- by Left-clicking the very same link in the very same initial
IE window
- by Right-clicking the very same link, chosing "Copy Shortcut",
opening a new IE window (from its icon in Quick Launch),
Pasting that URL in the Address Bar of that IE window;
- *once the link has been open*, by any of the ways that were
not working first.

I then continue surfing, and the process continues: about any
link I Left-click, it works; about any link I Right-Click or
"Open in New Window" or Drag-and-Drop, it makes the new window
unresponsive (and I can only close that window), but I still can
immediately open the very same page, provided it is by direct
clicking or typing.

Have I inadvertently touched something wrong? or did MU
(Microsoft Update) slip in something wrong? Thanks to any help,

Paris, Tue 6 Jun 2006 17:40:00 +0200

Michel Merlin wrote:

Thanks (I admit I was lazy retrieving the appropriate NG in
MS' fuzzy organized NG set).

There, before reposting, I browsed and found the fix:

IE Tools Internet Options Advanced Browsing:
clear "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts"

as explained in
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241911

and kindly recalled by the "Related Message" I link hereafter.

Thanks Michael and Vincenzo! And my apologies for not wondering
enough by myself. You actually saved me time!

YW. Glad to help and thanks for the feedback, Michel.

--
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/

Paris, Wed 7 Jun 2006 13:27:00 +0200


----- Related Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Vincenzo Di Russo [MVP]"
Newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser
Message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/#1#M9L6g...TNGP02.phx.gbl
Sent: Tue 30 May 2006 06:40:10 +0200
Subject: Opening link's in a new browser window

See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=241911
"Description of the Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts
Setting in Internet Explorer 5.01".

--
Vincenzo Di Russo
Microsoft® MVP - Most Valuable Professional
Windows - Internet Explorer since 2003
My home: http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
My Blog: http://blogs.dotnethell.it/vincent/


----- Parent Message (links are clickable) -----
From: "Michael Santovec"
Newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
Message:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/eUbLUCZi...TNGP04.phx.gbl
Sent: Tue 6 Jun 2006 10:42:25 -0700 (17:42:25 GMT)
Subject: Can't open Link in New Window

Use the following newsgroup for questions or problems with IE6

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...er.ie6.browser

You can also get to the Internet Explorer newsgroups
via this web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.mspx
There select Internet Explorer