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Whenever I click on a link in a window that opens a new tab, or use Ctrl+ click, I get a new tab with nothing in it, just the original page's URL in the address bar.

Khalid
2011-08-13 01:47:00
You knownow, the new tabs are working even without access as an Administrator !!thats funny :)
Khalid
2011-07-11 10:19:00
I found somethingtry to launch the Internet Explorer 8 or9 as an Administrator (Go “Start” – All Program - right click on the IE icon, then“Run as administrator”).New tabs are working with me now, I’m using Win 7. Good luck!!
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Tina
2011-07-11 16:07:00
Thank you for sharing, Khalid!
khalid
2011-08-13 01:42:00
You welcome
James Bruce
2011-05-11 08:19:00
Or, hey, here's a better idea - install a better internet browser. There is no excuse for using IE, ever. The latest version does not fix anything, and is no different to every past iteration of the most useless non-web-standards-compliant software ever. If every website in the world could remove the additonal code required to make them work in IE, the web would be a much faster place.
Tina
2011-05-12 10:05:00
I couldn't agree more.
2011-05-10 09:18:00
Try Click Start, input Internet Explorer, choose to start Internet Explorer (with no Add-ons), does it work here? If it works with no Add-ons, try to manage the Add-ons, enable them one by one to find which cause this issueorTools > Internet Options > Advanced Tab > Reset button.Try the follow steps if the above failed.1. Quit all programs that are running.2. Click Start, click Run.3. Type regsvr32 urlmon.dll, then click OK.4. When you receive the "DllRegisterServer in urlmon.dll succeeded" message, click OK.5. If this doesn't resolve the problem, type each of the following one by one:Shdocvw.dllActxprxy.dllOleaut32.dllMshtml.dllBrowseui.dllShell32.dllIf all doesn't work, try to reinstall the Internet Explorer 9.
Khalid
2011-07-11 10:07:00
Hi,I have the same problem, you gave a solution but for which Windows ?
Tina
2011-07-11 16:06:00
Internet Explorer is available only for Windows Vista and Windows 7. Hence the solution is for either of those (very similar) versions of Windows.
Reconix
2011-07-16 19:23:00
lol, khalid actually had a valid point there. Also Internet Explorer has been around for years(1995), you can even get IE for win3.1 O0o0 yeah ! and every other windows based operating system there after...Just thought you might like to know.
Tina
2011-07-17 01:42:00
Ack, I meant Internet Explorer 9 ! Of course IE has been around for ages.