# Internet Explorer won't open new window **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 26, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702 "2004-11-26T03:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/1 "2004-11-26T03:05:48Z")
Windows XP Home, IE 6.0. My wife and I have separate accounts on the same computer. I just recreated her account after a weird problem accured a while ago, and now when you attempt to run more than one copy of IE by clicking the icon or selecting File-\> new or clicking a link the new copy runs, but the previous copy closes and all your history with it. You can see on the task bar how the new copy opens and slides over the old copy as it closes, if you know how XP animation works. I have changed the Folder Options to open new folders in the same or new window to no effect. I’m sure this setting is somewhere, I just can’t find it. Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/2 "2004-11-26T03:19:58Z")
Close everything first. Get to a blank desktop. Go to Start, then to Run. type: regsvr32 Urlmon.dll Click ok…then once it says it’s registered, click ok again (hopefully this will be enough to fix it) If not, go back to Start\Run and type: regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll Click ok…then once it says it’s registered, click ok again regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll Click ok…then once it says it’s registered, click ok again regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll Click ok…then once it says it’s registered, click ok again regsvr32 Mshtml.dll Click ok…then once it says it’s registered, click ok again Use copy and paste if you need to. ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/3 "2004-11-26T03:21:27Z")
Found an even easier one for you [here.](http://www.anetforums.com/posts.aspx?ThreadIndex=8917) ---
**Author:** ![DaddyTimesTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f07891/32.png) [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/4 "2004-11-26T03:43:16Z")
**Daizy** , thanks for the prompt reply, but neither solution worked for me. I tried restarting IE and restarting the pc. And, like any user, I failed to pass on some information. IE works fine when using my account. This problem only occurs when using my wife’s account. I really am an IT professional. I just don’t do desktop support. \ ---
**Author:** ![Daizy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@Daizy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daizy)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/5 "2004-11-26T05:52:32Z")
Make an extra user account. See if IE works fine. If so, import her settings, and see if it is indeed something in her settings, or a corrupt user profile? ---
**Author:** ![kniz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@kniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kniz)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/6 "2004-11-26T06:02:10Z")
Why not download Mozilla Firebird and/or Opera and forget Explorer? 😕 and/or :smack: ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-explorer-wont-open-new-window/276702/7 "2004-11-26T07:57:43Z")
> [@kniz](#): > > Why not download Mozilla Firebird and/or Opera and forget Explorer? 😕 and/or :smack: I don’t know about them, but I hate, can’t stand, will not put up with, hate, (did I say HATE yet?) having anything on my puter that don’t work. So I got IE, Irefox, Opra & AOHell browsers and they all work fine and each does what I want them to do and if they get buggy… I fix them. Might take a bit, but I fix them. Got an app that I tried and did not buy? Out with it after it expires. No dead wood for my electrons to have to work around… Shame on you for suggesting he leave an non-working app on his puter… \*Tisk, tisk, tisk \*