"open in new tab" not working

41Stan41

Hi
as of yesterday when i right click on a link and pick open in new tab , what happens is that a new tab opens but its just a blank page with nothing on it and also if you click on open in new window nothing happens .
Any ideas anybody

Thanks

cookie1977

41Stan41 wrote: »

Hi
as of yesterday when i right click on a link and pick open in new tab , what happens is that a new tab opens but its just a blank page with nothing on it and also if you click on open in new window nothing happens .
Any ideas anybody

Thanks

What browser Stan?

41Stan41

Expolrer 9
Do you think you know what's wrong ,it's driving me mad

cookie1977

Do you have Norton av installed?

41Stan41

No McAfee why does it make a difference and does it sound like a virus ??

cookie1977

No it's not a virus but I think it might be the anti phishing software from your antivirus. Would you consider using a different browser like:
google Chrome: http://www.google.com/chrome
Or
Firefox: http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

41Stan41

yeah might have to if i can't get this fixed

any ideas how ????

yoyo

McAfee is rubbish, ditch it and get Microsoft Security Essentials (Its free), to try solve your problem disable addons in IE9 until you find the culprit, you can do this from Tools>Manage addons. Disable one at a time see if it fixes it. To see if its an addon first you can start explorer in safe mode, Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>Internet Explorer (No Addons).
You could also reset IE9 settings to default, to do this click Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Reset to reset to default settings, look to addons first though

Nick

41Stan41

if i reset IE9 to default settings do i lose all favorites and stuff like that , that i have built up over time to get it the way i liked ??

yoyo

41Stan41 wrote: »

if i reset IE9 to default settings do i lose all favorites and stuff like that , that i have built up over time to get it the way i liked ??

Try Internet Explorer "No Addons" mode I mentioned above and see if it helps first, afaik yes such data will be erased, I know if you download firefox you can import this data automatically from IE

Nick

41Stan41

Just found a solution to my problem "system restore "
Go back to a date before the problem started and use the system restore tool and it worked it fixed the problem
Thank God