IE7 Tab browsing - open new window option setting not working

When I use the TABS section of Internet Options to set whether links open in
a new window or a new tab nothing changes.

Originally it was set to open in a new window then I changed it to open in a
new tab. However, when I try to set it back to open in a new window the
change does not take effect even if I close IE7 and re-open it. Is there a
fix for this problem?

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup.

One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
applications may be disallowing the change(s) (upon reboot). These include
anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),
anti-virus appliations & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,
Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm,
etc.).

Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe
Mode may not disable the system protections.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

Microsoft wrote:
> When I use the TABS section of Internet Options to set whether links open
> in
> a new window or a new tab nothing changes.
>
> Originally it was set to open in a new window then I changed it to open in
> a
> new tab. However, when I try to set it back to open in a new window the
> change does not take effect even if I close IE7 and re-open it. Is there a
> fix for this problem?

> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
> posting to this newsgroup.

XP Pro w/service pack 3

> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
> applications may be disallowing the change(s) (upon reboot). These include

So how does one get around this problem?

[To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of previous
message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup and avoid in-line replies.
Thank you.]

Assumming you just installed IE7, what anti-virus application or security
suite is installed and is your subscription current? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE7 and/or SP3?

Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

Assuming all is well with your install of IE7 (and that remains to be seen),
one would "get around this problem" by (1) disabling the real-time
protection(s), (2) changing any settings, (3) rebooting, and then (4)
re-enabling the real-time protection(s).

Microsoft wrote:
> XP Pro w/service pack 3
>
> So how does one get around this problem?
<paste>
PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
> posting to this newsgroup.
>
> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
> applications may be disallowing the change(s) (upon reboot). These include
> anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),
> anti-virus appliations & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,
> Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone Alarm,
> etc.).
>
> Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe
> Mode may not disable the system protections.
>
> Microsoft wrote:
>> When I use the TABS section of Internet Options to set whether links open
>> in a new window or a new tab nothing changes.
>>
>> Originally it was set to open in a new window then I changed it to open
>> in a
>> new tab. However, when I try to set it back to open in a new window the
>> change does not take effect even if I close IE7 and re-open it. Is there
>> a
>> fix for this problem?

It turned out to be rather simple. The problem seems to have started after
installing the free version ad-aware 2008. I removed it, rebooted and presto
IE7 was back to normal.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OGfiC0WtJHA.5172@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> [To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of
> previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup and avoid in-line
> replies. Thank you.]
>
> Assumming you just installed IE7, what anti-virus application or security
> suite is installed and is your subscription current? What anti-spyware
> applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
> Were any of these applications running in the background when you
> installed IE7 and/or SP3?
>
> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
>
> Assuming all is well with your install of IE7 (and that remains to be
> seen), one would "get around this problem" by (1) disabling the real-time
> protection(s), (2) changing any settings, (3) rebooting, and then (4)
> re-enabling the real-time protection(s).
>
> Microsoft wrote:
>> XP Pro w/service pack 3
>>
>> So how does one get around this problem?
> <paste>
> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
>> posting to this newsgroup.
>>
>> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
>> applications may be disallowing the change(s) (upon reboot). These
>> include
>> anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
>> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),
>> anti-virus appliations & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,
>> Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone
>> Alarm,
>> etc.).
>>
>> Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into Safe
>> Mode may not disable the system protections.
>>
>> Microsoft wrote:
>>> When I use the TABS section of Internet Options to set whether links
>>> open
>>> in a new window or a new tab nothing changes.
>>>
>>> Originally it was set to open in a new window then I changed it to open
>>> in a
>>> new tab. However, when I try to set it back to open in a new window the
>>> change does not take effect even if I close IE7 and re-open it. Is there
>>> a
>>> fix for this problem?
>

Thank you for the feedback.

The latest version is Ad-Aware AE. Have you tried that version yet?
Does/did disabling Ad-Aware Guard and/or Ad-Aware AE's Ad-Watch make any
difference?

Ad-Aware Support Forums
http://www.lavasoftsupport.com/
--
~PA Bear

Microsoft wrote:
> It turned out to be rather simple. The problem seems to have started after
> installing the free version ad-aware 2008. I removed it, rebooted and
> presto
> IE7 was back to normal.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> [To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of
>> previous message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup and avoid in-line
>> replies. Thank you.]
>>
>> Assumming you just installed IE7, what anti-virus application or security
>> suite is installed and is your subscription current? What anti-spyware
>> applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
>> Were any of these applications running in the background when you
>> installed IE7 and/or SP3?
>>
>> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
>> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?
>>
>> Assuming all is well with your install of IE7 (and that remains to be
>> seen), one would "get around this problem" by (1) disabling the real-time
>> protection(s), (2) changing any settings, (3) rebooting, and then (4)
>> re-enabling the real-time protection(s).
>>
>> Microsoft wrote:
>>> XP Pro w/service pack 3
>>>
>>> So how does one get around this problem?
>> <paste>
>> PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:
>>> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
>>> posting to this newsgroup.
>>>
>>> One or more options/settings in an ever-growing number of third-party
>>> applications may be disallowing the change(s) (upon reboot). These
>>> include
>>> anti-spyware applications (e.g., Ad-aware's Ad-Watch, Spybot Tea Timer,
>>> SpywareBlaster, SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor, CounterSpy, WinPatrol, etc),
>>> anti-virus appliations & security suites (Norton, McAfee, ESET/NOD32,
>>> Kasperky, Trend Micro, etc.), and third-party firewalls (e.g., Zone
>>> Alarm,
>>> etc.).
>>>
>>> Note that temporarily disabling the application(s) or rebooting into
>>> Safe
>>> Mode may not disable the system protections.
>>>
>>> Microsoft wrote:
>>>> When I use the TABS section of Internet Options to set whether links
>>>> open
>>>> in a new window or a new tab nothing changes.
>>>>
>>>> Originally it was set to open in a new window then I changed it to open
>>>> in a
>>>> new tab. However, when I try to set it back to open in a new window the
>>>> change does not take effect even if I close IE7 and re-open it. Is
>>>> there
>>>> a
>>>> fix for this problem?