Too many new windows in Vista IE7

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
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drobie wrote:

> I understand that IE7 now opens a new window for each zone.
>
> Is there a way to turn that off? I got used to one window with many tabs
> and am getting sick of trying to figure out which sites are in the 5 or 6
> IE
> windows that open.

When UAC is on, IE 7 runs in protected mode. Protected mode is invoked
whenever you visit a site in the Internet zone. The instance of iexplore.exe
is running at low integrity level.

If you then visit a site in your Intranet zone, even if you specify to use a
new tab, you'll actually get a new window. This is because Windows needs to
invoke another instance of iexplore.exe -- this time, at medium integrity
level. Also, protected mode isn't enabled in this case.

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Steve Riley
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http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com


"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Forwarded to Vista Security newsgroup via crosspost.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.org/
>
> drobie wrote:

>