Multiple IE windows

[Guest]

Suddenly, when I click on a link to a email address or another site, it slows
down and then I have a box in my lower tray that says I have 56 Internet
Explorer windows open - and I do! I have to manually close them because the
right click "Close Group" does not work.

Any advice on how I can fix this? Tkx!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/mailtoprotocol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Suddenly, when I click on a link to a email address or another site, it
slows
down and then I have a box in my lower tray that says I have 56 Internet
Explorer windows open - and I do! I have to manually close them because the
right click "Close Group" does not work.

Any advice on how I can fix this? Tkx!

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,

Tried to use this fix but when I click on the "mailto" key under Regedit it
has no (+) or (-) sign and I get an error the says "Cannot open mailto: Error
while opening key"

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Bazoni,

It's caused by incorrect permissions. Pls see section "Important note for
Windows 2000/XP systems" in that article.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Tried to use this fix but when I click on the "mailto" key under Regedit it
has no (+) or (-) sign and I get an error the says "Cannot open mailto:
Error
while opening key"

 

[Guest]

Ramesh,

Sorry to keep bouncing you back and forth. I did read that article and the
link but I don't know which key they mean to click to change ownership.
Would I still have to do that even if I am listed as administrator? And what
key exactly do they mean? It was confusing to me.

Barb Z.

Bazoni,

It's caused by incorrect permissions. Pls see section "Important note for
Windows 2000/XP systems" in that article.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Tried to use this fix but when I click on the "mailto" key under Regedit it
has no (+) or (-) sign and I get an error the says "Cannot open mailto:
Error
while opening key"

Multiple browser windows open when you click on a mailto: link:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/mailtoprotocol.htm

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Suddenly, when I click on a link to a email address or another site, it
slows
down and then I have a box in my lower tray that says I have 56 Internet
Explorer windows open - and I do! I have to manually close them because
the
right click "Close Group" does not work.

Any advice on how I can fix this? Tkx!

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Barb,

Right-click the mailto branch in the registry, and choose Permissions.
Add "Administrators" and "SYSTEM" to the list, and given them Full Control.
Also make sure that the "Users" group have Read access.

If you're unable to modify the Permissions, then you'll need to take
ownership of the branch and then assign permissions accordingly (as above).

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]
Windows® XP Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


Ramesh,

Sorry to keep bouncing you back and forth. I did read that article and the
link but I don't know which key they mean to click to change ownership.
Would I still have to do that even if I am listed as administrator? And
what
key exactly do they mean? It was confusing to me.

Barb Z.