# IE/NS "New Window" Question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 13, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026 "2003-03-13T03:42:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/1 "2003-03-13T03:42:37Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/2 "2003-03-13T04:05:31Z")
AFAIK, there’s nothing you can do to change this behaviour. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/3 "2003-03-13T04:25:23Z")
Just stop the page from loading and hit the bookmark or type the URL you want and go on. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/4 "2003-03-13T04:27:17Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Nurobath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a88e57/32.png) [@Nurobath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nurobath)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/5 "2003-03-13T04:49:32Z")
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. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/6 "2003-03-13T04:51:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Klaatu \* > Win2k box, relevant browsers are NS 4.x thru 6.2 and IE is 6.2 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. ---
**Author:** ![Klaatu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ie-ns-new-window-question/161026/7 "2003-03-13T05:02:28Z")
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!