Force IE to open as a new process

[Brian]

Is there a way to force IE (6.0) to open as a new process
when cntl-n or File->New Window?

It looks like this used to be available in older versions
of IE (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;240928).

Any help would be appreciated. The problem is that when
IE starts as the same process then it is sharing the same
SESSION and can cause problems in web apps.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

Is there a way to force IE (6.0) to open as a new process
when cntl-n or File->New Window?

It looks like this used to be available in older versions
of IE (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=kb;en-us;240928).

<title>KB240928 - "Launch Browser Windows in a Separate Process"
Setting Is Not Available in Internet Explorer 5.01 or Internet Explorer 5.5
</title>

I think that this is just documenting a change for the default
action you could get by using links. It was still possible to launch
separate processes. E.g. at the very least you could use NTx
Start command specifying a different priority class than existing
processes which were running iexplore.exe (but I doubt if you
would have to go that far just to get more than one process running.)

Any help would be appreciated. The problem is that when
IE starts as the same process then it is sharing the same
SESSION and can cause problems in web apps.

The IE6 Res Kit is still documenting the -new command line
parameter. Have you tried using it?

< http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/ie/6/all/reskit/en-us/part7/z03ie6rk.mspx >

<quote>
-new Specifies that the browser window will start a new browsing process.
</quote>


However, FWIW this seems to be a default for NTx sessions initiated
using the IE icon in the Start menu anyway (NT4 + WDU and XP at least.)
Try using that first.


Good luck

Robert Aldwinckle
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