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MS Office Forum / Outlook / New Users / March 2006IE shouldn't open new windows on every link clicked.
Whenever I click a link in Outlook, IE causes a new window to open every single time. This happens even if the link is to the same website. For example, I click a link to an item listed on Ebay. A new window is opened. Then I may click on another link to Ebay for an item, even in the same email, and another window opens. Before when I was using Outlook Express, a new window did not open when I clicked additional links in the same piece of email. It simply used the same window to move me to another item on the same website. Is there a way to prevent all these extra windows from opening? Thank you. > Whenever I click a link in Outlook, IE causes a new window to open every > single time. This happens even if the link is to the same website. For [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > website. Is there a way to prevent all these extra windows from opening? > Thank you. Yes there is, and PLEASE do NOT click the "suggestion" box if you are in fact NOT making a suggestion, which you are not, you are asking a question. In IE (or control panel) go to Internet Options and click on Advanced. Scroll down to the option which says "re-use windows......" and check it. HTH  SignatureGordon Burgess-Parker Interim Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk Depends on version because if I remember correctly this was a requested feature and included in Outlook 2003. >> Whenever I click a link in Outlook, IE causes a new window to open every >> single time. This happens even if the link is to the same website. For [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > HTH > Depends on version because if I remember correctly this was a requested > feature and included in Outlook 2003. Umm the Op was asking about Internet Explorer, not Outlook........ SignatureGordon Burgess-Parker Interim Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk Yes but it was clicking a link in Outlook that caused a new IE window to launch, and AFAIK this feature was added to Outlook 2003. >> Depends on version because if I remember correctly this was a requested >> feature and included in Outlook 2003. > > Umm the Op was asking about Internet Explorer, not Outlook........ > Yes but it was clicking a link in Outlook that caused a new IE window to > launch, and AFAIK this feature was added to Outlook 2003. But it's an *IE* setting......... SignatureGordon Burgess-Parker Interim Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk Well without knowing anything about developing, its a piece of code that launches a new shell of the browser with the URL as command line (or something similar). Previous versions of Outlook always hijacked an open browser window but as stated it was a feature request that a link would open its own browser. >> Yes but it was clicking a link in Outlook that caused a new IE window to >> launch, and AFAIK this feature was added to Outlook 2003. > > But it's an *IE* setting......... > Well without knowing anything about developing, its a piece of code that > launches a new shell of the browser with the URL as command line (or > something similar). Previous versions of Outlook always hijacked an open > browser window but as stated it was a feature request that a link would open > its own browser. I think you've totally misread the OP! The OP was complaining that every link clicked in an email opened a NEW IE window. The answer is to change the settings in IE-Internet Options-Advanced! SignatureGordon Burgess-Parker Interim Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk Gordon are you using Outlook 2003, if so I suggest you try your own advice and see what happens, because checking that box has no effect if you are using Outlook 2003. This may however be academic if the OP isn't using Outlook 2003. >> Well without knowing anything about developing, its a piece of code that >> launches a new shell of the browser with the URL as command line (or [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > link clicked in an email opened a NEW IE window. The answer is to change > the settings in IE-Internet Options-Advanced! Actually, my question here IS a suggestion for Microsoft to make a fix to this problem. It is not resolved by clicking the box "reuse windows". Tech support at MS told me I should write this problem up as a suggestion so in future a patch or fix may be offered. > > Well without knowing anything about developing, its a piece of code that > > launches a new shell of the browser with the URL as command line (or [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > link clicked in an email opened a NEW IE window. The answer is to change > the settings in IE-Internet Options-Advanced! > But it's an *IE* setting......... The one you mentioned is, but I believe Outlook 2003 does not allow IE to obey that option; i.e., Outlook 2003 ALWAYS opens a new browser window when you click on a link. SignatureBrian Tillman >> But it's an *IE* setting......... > > The one you mentioned is, but I believe Outlook 2003 does not allow IE to > obey that option; i.e., Outlook 2003 ALWAYS opens a new browser window when > you click on a link. yet MORE "unjoined-up thinking" from MS........ SignatureGordon Burgess-Parker Interim Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk Leaving aside that it was apparently at user requests, I agree that having it as an option might be nice. >>> But it's an *IE* setting......... >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > yet MORE "unjoined-up thinking" from MS........ > Leaving aside that it was apparently at user requests, I agree that having > it as an option might be nice. My point being, that MS have made things unnecessarily complicated (like MOST of their Office modules) by this. Yes allow links to be clicked in an email, but only control the link's behaviour from ONE place - ie the browser in which it opens! SignatureGordon Burgess-Parker Interim Systems and Management Accounting www.gbpcomputing.co.uk > Leaving aside that it was apparently at user requests, I agree that > having it as an option might be nice. Microsoft seems to have the tendency to, when they change a feature, to make the change, users be damned. It's either all one or the other. I think that, when they change a feature, they they should also allow it to be configured as it once was so that those who liked it the way it was can be as happy as those who wanted the change. The way it is now, Microsoft tends to keep some portion of their user population pissed off. SignatureBrian Tillman Funny how different users are. I'm sorry I can't help you with this, but I'd give my eyeteeth for this behavior. Maybe if we can figure out your problem we can figure out mine. > Whenever I click a link in Outlook, IE causes a new window to open every > single time. This happens even if the link is to the same website. For [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx?mid=f9e07b01-3097-4 412-ad21-f69d3830c96d&dg=microsoft.public.outlook |
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