IE auto closes the old window

[andy]

Everytime I try to open a link in a new window the old
window closes as soon as the first page starts to open.
If I open a 2nd IE window from the shortcut on the
desktop the allready open window closes too. It seems
that I can only have 1 instance of IE open at a time.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
From IE> Tools> Internet Options> Advanced> Browsing> uncheck "Reuse windows
for launching shortcuts."

And... you have a program running which is blocking pop-up windows-
something like Yahoo Companion, Google toolbar, MSN toolbar, a firewall,
Earthlink (or another pop-up blocker) My IE2 (a shell for IE) etc.
Yahoo Companion is a very common cause.

You'll have to turn off the feature that's blocking new windows or, perhaps,
uninstall the program.

With some programs of this type, using Ctrl+click or Shift+click will allow
a new window.

Don