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IE6 - Opening a New Window

Mar 21, 2004 1:41PM PST

I use Netscape as my main browser because it has a number of features which IE does not. One important feature to me is the ability to open a frame in a new window by using the right mouse button. I have seen other users of IE have this function on their right mouse button but I do not have it. I've done countless hours searching on the net to see if there is a posted fix for this problem but I haven't found one yet. I run Win98se and IE6. Does anybody know of a solution?

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Re:IE6 - Opening a New Window
Mar 21, 2004 5:38PM PST

Interesting point you make.

Indeed, IE4 and IE5 had Microsoft supported add-ons to do so (the IE5 Web Accessories), but they don't work in IE6. Very regrettable, and you're not the only one who thinks so.
I don't have Mozilla at hand here, but it might be that (as a successor to Netscape) it offers the same function. Just download full Mozilla or Mozilla Firebird from www.mozilla.org and check. It's a full featured modern browser, and a good replacement for IE, generally.

Regarding IE, I found this reference http://philringnalda.com/blog/2002/02/ie6_may_be_tolerable_after_all.php in a few minutes with google (searching for "open frame in new window", which isn't exactly a very difficult search term for this problem). It seems to offer the full solution to your wishes, in at least two ways. Unless I'm very mistaken, I don't see 'countless hours' of searching involved.

I would appreciate feedback about your experiences. I consider turning to IE6 sometime myself (although it won't be possible now on my old Win95 machine) and would certainly like to have this feature installed again.

Kees

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Re:IE6 - Opening a New Window
Mar 21, 2004 8:19PM PST

Set the option Reuse windows for launching shortcuts to null (uncheck the box) in the Browsing section.

a. Copy the below ten lines (including blank lines which I've place at the left margin ensuring the next to last line does not wrap in this editor) into Notepad, or any other text editor. Save this file with a name similar to fav.reg, or any name wanted as long as the extension of .reg is preserved. Please note that using this procedure in and of itself will not in anyway corrupt the system registry.

b. Locate the file where saved. Right-click this file, select Merge from the resulting dialog and confirm the process.

Note: Subsequently, when the right-click dialog is used on a Favorites link, or for that matter any hyperlink, this option is displayed, and when selected, the page open in a new window.

REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell]
@=""
"flags "=hex:01,00,00,00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\Link Opens in New Window]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\InternetShortcut\shell\Link Opens in New Window\command]
@="rundll32.exe shdocvw.dll,OpenURL %l"


Bill Gaston