IE shouldn't open new windows on every link clicked.

[Guest]

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.

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[Gordon]

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.

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

 

[Noel All]

Depends on version because if I remember correctly this was a requested
feature and included in Outlook 2003.

 

[Gordon]

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........

 

[Noel All]

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.

 

[Gordon]

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.........

 

[Noel All]

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.

 

[Gordon]

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!

 

[Noel All]

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.

 

[Guest]

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.

 

[Brian 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.

 

[Gordon]

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........

 

[Noel All]

Leaving aside that it was apparently at user requests, I agree that having
it as an option might be nice.

 

[Gordon]

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!

 

[Brian Tillman]

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.

 

[Guest]

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.