How do you create a shortcut link for a specific website that opens up a new
browser window. I can do the shortcut, but it replaces the website in the
current browser window rather than opening a 2nd window.


Jack

Try the -new switch. The information is for IE4 but may still be valid
in IE6. (not tried personally)
Command-Line Switches for Internet Explorer 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;178058

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm



On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:49:54 -0400, in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Jack B"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>How do you create a shortcut link for a specific website that opens up a new
>browser window. I can do the shortcut, but it replaces the website in the
>current browser window rather than opening a 2nd window.
>
>
>Jack
>

Alan,

Trying to set up a shortcut to Google.

I must be getting the syntax wrong. The last one I tried is
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -new =
http://www.google.com"
but that isn't right either.
What is the correct string to use?


Jack
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"Alan Edwards" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Try the -new switch. The information is for IE4 but may still be valid
in IE6. (not tried personally)
Command-Line Switches for Internet Explorer 4.0
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;178058

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm



On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:49:54 -0400, in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Jack B"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>How do you create a shortcut link for a specific website that opens up a
>new
>browser window. I can do the shortcut, but it replaces the website in the
>current browser window rather than opening a 2nd window.
>
>
>Jack
>

No idea why you put an "=" sign in
Use this:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new
http://www.google.com

It must be an ordinary shortcut you create, not an Internet Shortcut.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm



On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:40:30 -0400, in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Jack B"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Alan,
>
>Trying to set up a shortcut to Google.
>
>I must be getting the syntax wrong. The last one I tried is
>"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -new =
>http://www.google.com"
>but that isn't right either.
>What is the correct string to use?
>
>
>Jack
>---------------------------------
>
>"Alan Edwards" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>Try the -new switch. The information is for IE4 but may still be valid
>in IE6. (not tried personally)
>Command-Line Switches for Internet Explorer 4.0
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;178058
>
>...Alan

Alan,

>No idea why you put an "=" sign in<

Well, because I was going crazy -- for some reason, everytime I entered a
new string, I kept getting something like
http://search.earthlink.net/search?area=earthlink-ws&q="C:\Program+Files\Internet+Explorer\iexplore.exe"+-new+http://www.google.com
and the shortcut was changing itself.

I'm pretty sure that I had tried "C:\Program Files\Internet
Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new http://www.google.com; and sure enough, upon
trying it again, I got the same as above.

So I deleted the shortcut, created a new one with a different name, entered
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new
http://www.google.com, and now it works.

Thanks.


Jack
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"Alan Edwards" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
No idea why you put an "=" sign in
Use this:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" -new
http://www.google.com

It must be an ordinary shortcut you create, not an Internet Shortcut.

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.com/index.htm



On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:40:30 -0400, in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser, "Jack B"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Alan,
>
>Trying to set up a shortcut to Google.
>
>I must be getting the syntax wrong. The last one I tried is
>"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe -new =
>http://www.google.com"
>but that isn't right either.
>What is the correct string to use?
>
>
>Jack
>---------------------------------
>
>"Alan Edwards" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>Try the -new switch. The information is for IE4 but may still be valid
>in IE6. (not tried personally)
>Command-Line Switches for Internet Explorer 4.0
>http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;178058
>
>...Alan