I have noticed since I upgraded to Win ME, I am unable to open multiple jpgs at once without launching multiple versions of Internet Explorer.
This is driving me nuts since I was able to mark 7 pics and have them upload onto one version of IE before and be able to use the back and forward buttons to scan through. Its a real pain in the ass as a I have multiple versions of graphics and photos for my web work and everytime I try to view 15 pics, I got to close 15 versions of @)(*#(( IE.
I don’t know exactly what it is you’re doing (it’s late here and I’m just hanging on…) but in ME, My Documents > My Pictures is a handy little function for viewing – I send stuff there and it can be viewed in a few different ways.
I have Win98, Not Win ME. From IE 5.5, I click on “Tools”, “Internet options”, and then select the “Advanced” tab. Among the “Browsing” checkboxes, there is a checkbox labeled “reuse windows for launching shortcuts”. If I uncheck this box, the same thing you describe happens to me. When I have this box checked, all the images open in one browser. Maybe there is a similar option on WinMe and somehow it became unchecked.
Well, I hate to tell you this, but it might not be a bug. If I tell it to open 7 pictures, I want to see them all at the same time, so it better open 7 windows, not use the forward and back buttons.