[Cannot open two Internet explorer windows at the same time]

I am a new user of windows XP pro sp2. I just install it on a machine I built so everything is new. The problem is that all user but me cannot open two Internet explorer windows at the same time. I am the administrator and one other person has an administrator account. I would think there is box some were I need to check. Can someone help me with this

 

help

I still haven't found the problem yet. I don't think it is a internet explorer problem but what do i know. I hope someone can help please

 

johngkerr--
This is happening on the same PC and only difference is the user?
Do you mean you want to see two windows side by side (or one on top of the other) or that one window closes when you open the next?
If the former, right click on Taskbar and click Tile Windows--Horizontally or Vertically, depending on what you want.
If the latter, right click on the link to the new site|Open in New Window. Now the new window will open on top of the old window, but you can access the old window from the Taskbar buttons. Or if you open a new version of IE, you can use the new version to look at a new site, but the old window will still be open and again can be accessed from the buttons on the Taskbar.

Sorry if I misunderstand the situation.

 

still have problem

Welshjim
The same PC and only difference is the user yes.
tryed IE->Tools->Options->Advanced tab->UNcheck reuse window
didn't work.
yes one window closes when you open the next?
but you can not access the old window from the Taskbar the window changes on the taskbar to the new link. my log in works fine i an the computer administrator the other people have administractor accounts

 

johngkerr--Is that person using the "right click on the link to the new site|Open in New Window" suggestion? That should allow the old window to still be open and show as a tab on the Taskbar.

 

right click on the link to the new site|Open in New Window it still closes the old window nothing i have tryed will do anything not close old window of exp and open a new one. the only program it dose this with is exp?

 

Do you have Yahoo Companion installed? If so, try disabling it. If that doesn't do it, try uninstalling it. I found several references to this in the Google groups and each time uninstalling Yahoo Companion fixed it.

 

i do not have Yahoo Companion installed so thats not the problem thank you

 

I've got the same problem... when I open a Internet Explorer windows, being be clicking on new windows with right click or on a hyper link or simply oprening Internet Explorer, it close the first windows explorer and open a new one.

I'm using Windows XP, Service Pack 2. I don't have any programs like Yahoo Companion installed.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Do you use Yahoo Messenger? If so, Companion comes with it. It can be uninstalled in add>remove programs. Disable any popup blocker you might be using. I know it doesn't seem relevant here but it seems to solve the problem for some. Maybe take a look at the setting in IE's options on the advanced tab that says reuse windows for launching shortcuts. If it's checked, uncheck it though that shouldn't really cause this type of thing. It's worth a look though. Stranger things have happened. Are you sure the first window is closing or could it possibly be reusing the first window when you click the link?

Another thought though I have no idea if it will help or not would be to temporarily disable all browser add-ons you have and then see if the problem occurs. Some of them can sometimes cause strange things to happen. To disable them, in IE click tools>internet options>programs>manage add-ons. Then close and reopen IE and see what happens.

I've been searching the Google groups for this and there seems to be quite a bit of this but no real definite answers that I can find other than the Yahoo thing. A lot of the posts related to this go unanswered.

 

Thanks, you solved my problem. I found the Yahoo companion in the addons. Yesterday I couldn't find it in the Add/Remove programs toolbar.

So now everything works fine, thanks again.

 

Your welcome. Thanks for posting back with the solution.

 

i look and i don't have yahoo Companion in the addremove programs anybody have my problem

 

Do you have Yahoo Messenger? Read CynanMachae's post just above my last one. Apparently it's not in add>remove programs.

My guess is that CynanMachae is talking about IE's manage add-ons thing. In IE, click tools>internet options>programs>manage add-ons. I had a look at the program at Yahoo's site and apparently you can remove it right from within the toolbar itself.

How do I uninstall Yahoo! Companion?

Apparently it's a toolbar similar to Google's that comes with YM. If you have YM but can't see the toolbar in IE, while in IE click view>toolbars. If it's there, click on it and it should appear in your browser.

 

I found the Yahoo companion in the addons in the other users account
IE and disable it and that fixed the problem. the strangest think is this that
Yahoo companion is enabled in my account and i don't have the problem?
but that fixed the problem thanks

 

Glad to hear it. Thanks for letting us know.

 

Thanks

This was really a pestering problem. Removing Yahoo companion solved my problem, as well.

 

Thanks

It also worked for me
I did Tools // Manager Add-ons & enabled my Yahoo Companion
I'm a happy camper now