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re: Obscure IE6
Monday, October 8, 2001 at 2:49 pm
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Posted by bataras (1 messages posted)


The problem is IE won't launch the site in the *same* window that you select a favorites link in.


On Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 8:14 pm, Ryan wrote:
>From IE, click on "Tools" then goto "Internet Options". Click onthe "Advanced" tab
>and find "Reuse windows for launching shortcuts". make sure this box is checked and
>it should open in the same window you are in.
>
>


>On Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 3:29 pm, Young Woo wrote:
>
>I'll try my best to be clear.
>
>I installed IE6 final today.  So far not bad, except one "problem."  I typically 
>run multiple IE windows at the same time.  And I also have a many folders under 
>in 
>"Links" bar.  This way, when I click on the folders, the contents therein are displayed 
>as a drop down menu.  It's easiler to access my links from the drop down menus off 
>of "Links" then going through "Favorites" --> "Sub Folder" --> "Shortcut."  
>
>But I hate the way IE6 launches these shortcuts contained in the drop down menus. 
> Instead of launching them within the current window (as IE 5.5 SP1 did), it launches 
>them in the first opened window -- displacing the page I left open for a reason! 
> 
>
>If anyone can understand what the hell I'm describing, can you help?  I just want 
>internet shortcuts containted in the folders under "Links" to launch within the 
>CURRENT 
>window, not the FIRST OPENED window.  
>
>Under "Internet Options"/"Advanced" I found turning off the "Reuse windows for launching 
>shortcuts" helps a little bit.  But I'd rather shortcuts launch in the CURRENT window.
>
>I know I'm anal . . . .
>
>Thanks for the help!
>



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re: Obscure IE6 (Ryan: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 at 8:14 pm)

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All messages in this thread [show all]
-Obscure IE6 "Links" Foldered Shortcuts Launch Question (Young Woo: Tue, Aug 28, 2001, 3:29 pm)
-re: Obscure IE6 (Ryan: Tue, Aug 28, 2001, 8:14 pm)
*re: Obscure IE6 (bataras: Mon, Oct 8, 2001, 2:49 pm)
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