# Computer question XP 2 browers open?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 27, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-xp-2-browers-open/309969 "2005-06-27T00:35:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dandmb50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-xp-2-browers-open/309969/1 "2005-06-27T00:35:12Z")

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I’m running XP with SP2 on a laptop and whenever I open my internet explorer two(2) browser windows both ie open. Anyone have any idea why this is happening on ie?  
If I use mozilla firefox only one opens.

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**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-xp-2-browers-open/309969/2 "2005-06-27T02:40:22Z")

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> [@Dandmb50](#):
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> I’m running XP with SP2 on a laptop and whenever I open my internet explorer two(2) browser windows both ie open. Anyone have any idea why this is happening on ie?  
> If I use mozilla firefox only one opens.

Are you double clicking where only a single click is needed?

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**Author:** ![Dandmb50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-xp-2-browers-open/309969/3 "2005-06-27T03:21:53Z")

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sorry I failed to mention that.  
I only click it once but it opens two browsers everytime I open ie…

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**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2005, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-xp-2-browers-open/309969/4 "2005-06-27T12:00:58Z")

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Have you had any trouble with your mouse double-clicking on its own? I switched back to my old mouse because my newer one would produce a double-click when I clicked once and open two instances of a program or close two windows instead of just the active one on top. It didn’t do it every time but enough to become annoying.

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**Author:** ![Dandmb50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba9def/32.png) [@Dandmb50](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dandmb50)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-question-xp-2-browers-open/309969/5 "2005-07-14T00:36:03Z")

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Yes that was the problem. It was the ie logo at the bottom left of the screen which is the “quick start” button. It appears I was always double clicking it like everything else on the desktop.  
But if I only clcik the quick start button only once then only one browser opens.

Which now brings up another question.

If I click any other of the quick start buttons only one program opens.  
For instance if I click the firefox logo only one firefoz browser opens.

In anycase problem solved many thanks guys…