I would have mentioned that, but I thought you would have noticed this behavior at OTHER websites. :-) If you don't have, and want, the right click and "Open frame in new window" and "Open (link) in new window" I have the add-on for that, it came from the M$ website. I don't think IE6 had those options. I find them VERY useful, couldn't do without them. -Clint
God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marlene Coldwell" Woo-hoo!! I finally found the setting. It should have been obvious. IE/Tools/internet options/advanced. Then uncheck box for "reuse windows for launching shortcuts". Thanks again for your help, Marlene -----Original Message----- Hi, Thanks to all who responded. I'm afraid I did not explain the problem very well :-(. I'll try again. I open an instance of Internet explorer and go to www.shopkey5.com (from there everything is password protected). Everything is fine until they need to go to another site to order parts. They use the icon in the quick launch toolbar to access the parts order page. When they click the icon in the quick launch toolbar, the page that has "shopkey" on it is the one used to open the Parts order page. This happens even if I have another instance if internet explorer open with the focus on it. In other words say I have two browser windows open, www.shopkey5.com and www.google.com. I opened shopkey first, then Google. The focus is on Google. I click the parts warehouse icon in the quick launch toolbar and instead of opening in the window where google is, the parts warehouse page opens in the window where shopkey was. I have made a screen shot which may further explain the problem. http://www.asos.us/ieprob.htm . Sorry it's kinda fuzzy, but if you look closely, you can see that google is in focus, yet clicking on the little wrench (wrench head Icon) in the quick launch toolbar results in wrench head being opened in the window where shopkey is in the screen shot. I'm sure there's a setting SOMEWHERE, but I have not found it as of yet. All three of our pc's react the same way, so I am assuming this is a default setting. Holding the shift key while clicking does not appear to make a difference. I have not tried other browsers although I may have to resort to that. The guys are VERY resistant to change, and it was super to get them to go along with the online version. This saves me from having to copy 7 DVD's worth of information to our hard drive every quarter. Thanks again for all the replies, Clint, Peter, and of course John, -----Original Message----- > >Ok guys, here is the scenario: >One technician goes to the online version of our automotive >repair >program. The next tech comes along and clicks the icon to open >the >online parts warehouse. This is where the problem comes in. >Even if we >open a new window, it still closes the repair program and >opens the >parts page. Very annoying to the first tech who comes back a >few >minutes later and then must enter the vehicle information all >over >again. > >Typing in the url for parts ordering is not an option, because >the >login pages have long urls, and the guys are NOT typist :-). I >have >looked online, but have not found a solution to this >particular >annoyance. Anyone have any ideas out there? > >Thanks, >Marlene ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
