Please, Help Keeping Links open!

Hi, I'm Gonna lose it if I don't figure this out!

I know just enough about computers to be scarry and have a...

Gateway Desktop
Windows XP Media Center Edition w/ a gigillion gigs
IE6

O.K...When web surfing, occassionally, while at a site, providing a link
(most often to another site, but not always. Every search site does this) I
come across a situation where I "left clink" as normal, on the link, the
window opens normally, and then suddenly closes! I've tried turning every
security system (which isn't good) that I am aware is installed on this
computer and this still happens. I've discovered through trial and error
first that if I "right click" on these links and select "open in new window",
these links open normally and second, that if I right click, as before and
hit just "open" that the same sudden closing of the window occurs as well!

There are never any warning or error message, it just shuts down! I'm pretty
sure this has been happening since I got this 'puter in June, though I'm not
sure.

Until now, I managed this way around it, or simply skipped the links I
couldn't get to, This "wall" for me was typically because "right clicking"
was disabled on that particular site.

I have now come across this situation at a site where it's VERY important to
me that I be able to enter these links, and of course, these are internal
site links, so I cannot go to a linked URL on my own.

Up until now, when I have run into a computer problem, I have always found
others with the same problem. And, subsequently, been able to fix it, but not
this time so I'm quite concerned & Greatly Hope Someone will have an answer!

Again this is quite important. So, I Thank you in advance!
Gratefully Your's, Sue

Hi SE,

Windows and IE versions would be helpful, but I am pretty sure this has
something to do with popup blockers. Either the built-in popup blocker of
IE6 SP2 and greater and or a conflict with a toolbar that also has a popup
blocker built-in.
Disable the IE built-in popup blocker if your version has one, uncheck
'enable third-party browser extensions' on the Advanced tab of Internet
Options and restart IE and retest.
If the problem is fixed then re-enable the built-in popup blocker (if
exists) and unload or uninstall those toolbars that you don't require but
have their own popup blocker. Then you can re-enable 'third party browser
extensions'

Hope this helps.

Regards.
"SE" <SE.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:822D6180-9C88-4EBA-B896-673F18504194@microsoft.com...
> Hi, I'm Gonna lose it if I don't figure this out!
>
> I know just enough about computers to be scarry and have a...
>
> Gateway Desktop
> Windows XP Media Center Edition w/ a gigillion gigs
> IE6
>
> O.K...When web surfing, occassionally, while at a site, providing a link
> (most often to another site, but not always. Every search site does this)
> I
> come across a situation where I "left clink" as normal, on the link, the
> window opens normally, and then suddenly closes! I've tried turning every
> security system (which isn't good) that I am aware is installed on this
> computer and this still happens. I've discovered through trial and error
> first that if I "right click" on these links and select "open in new
> window",
> these links open normally and second, that if I right click, as before and
> hit just "open" that the same sudden closing of the window occurs as well!
>
> There are never any warning or error message, it just shuts down! I'm
> pretty
> sure this has been happening since I got this 'puter in June, though I'm
> not
> sure.
>
> Until now, I managed this way around it, or simply skipped the links I
> couldn't get to, This "wall" for me was typically because "right clicking"
> was disabled on that particular site.
>
> I have now come across this situation at a site where it's VERY important
> to
> me that I be able to enter these links, and of course, these are internal
> site links, so I cannot go to a linked URL on my own.
>
> Up until now, when I have run into a computer problem, I have always found
> others with the same problem. And, subsequently, been able to fix it, but
> not
> this time so I'm quite concerned & Greatly Hope Someone will have an
> answer!
>
> Again this is quite important. So, I Thank you in advance!
> Gratefully Your's, Sue