IE 7 Issue with Vista Home Premium

I've been running IE7 successfully on my desktop for almost 2 years. All of
my Windows Updates are current and I'm running SP1. No performance issues.
I've got a 32 bit system (Vista Home Premium) with 2 GB of RAM.

The only issue I now seem to have is that when I have an IE window open
(along with an `about:bland page) and I click on one of my links, it opens
the link in a brand new window, whereas before this `issue', it would open
the link into the `about:blank' window. The end result of all this is if I
try to open 5 links at once I end up with 5 IE windows open.
Is there anyway to stop this from happening so that each link opens in the
blank window?

Thanks............Paul C.

Probably caused by one of your Add-ons (e.g., third-party toolbar), Paul.

=> Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
or

2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

=> Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]

Paul Calcagno wrote:
> I've been running IE7 successfully on my desktop for almost 2 years. All
> of
> my Windows Updates are current and I'm running SP1. No performance issues.
> I've got a 32 bit system (Vista Home Premium) with 2 GB of RAM.
>
> The only issue I now seem to have is that when I have an IE window open
> (along with an `about:bland page) and I click on one of my links, it opens
> the link in a brand new window, whereas before this `issue', it would open
> the link into the `about:blank' window. The end result of all this is if I
> try to open 5 links at once I end up with 5 IE windows open.
> Is there anyway to stop this from happening so that each link opens in the
> blank window?
>
> Thanks............Paul C.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> Probably caused by one of your Add-ons (e.g., third-party toolbar), Paul.
>
> => Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
> IE7 in No Add-ons mode:
>
> 1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
> or
>
> 2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet Explorer
> (No add-ons).
>
> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> => Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!
>
> => Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
> [Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
>
> Paul Calcagno wrote:
> > I've been running IE7 successfully on my desktop for almost 2 years. All
> > of
> > my Windows Updates are current and I'm running SP1. No performance issues.
> > I've got a 32 bit system (Vista Home Premium) with 2 GB of RAM.
> >
> > The only issue I now seem to have is that when I have an IE window open
> > (along with an `about:bland page) and I click on one of my links, it opens
> > the link in a brand new window, whereas before this `issue', it would open
> > the link into the `about:blank' window. The end result of all this is if I
> > try to open 5 links at once I end up with 5 IE windows open.
> > Is there anyway to stop this from happening so that each link opens in the
> > blank window?
> >
> > Thanks............Paul C.
>
>