IE/NS "New Window" Question

Factual Questions
1

Win2k box, relevant browsers are NS 4.x thru 6.2 and IE is 6.2

Say I am browsing the Dope, and want to open a new browser window.

In NS, when I hit ctrl+N, or File/New, the new window opens with my startpage. (Google)

In IE, the same command opens a new copy of the current page, whatever it may be. This is irritating, especially if the current page is slow to load.

How can I make IE open a new window with my startpage, like NS does?

I have plowed thru the options for IE, found nothing, but may be overlooking the obvious.

2

AFAIK, there’s nothing you can do to change this behaviour.

3

Just stop the page from loading and hit the bookmark or type the URL you want and go on.

4

There’s a simpler solution. Don’t use IE. Current versions of NS and other Mozilla-based browsers have nicer features anyways - tabs, built in popup suppression…Mmmmm.

5

If you have quicklaunch enabled on the taskbar you can just put a link to IE in there and click on it to open a new browser window that opens to your home page. That’s how I always do it. You can also do this from a desktop icon but that usually requires minimizing the window and you may not wan to do that.

6

I know you didn’t ask this, but just so you know, Navigator 4.x is a very different browser from Netscape 6.2. In general, something that works in one will not necessarily work in the other.

7

Apreciate the answers. Yes, I know the workarounds you all have mentioned.

I was just wondering if there was an actual setting to change and apparently there isn’t.

I don’t want to get into a NS v. IE thing, so I will consider this asked and answered.

Thanks again!