Michael,
I think a pop up blocker is the likely culprit here. Ted, realize that pop
up blockers can be found in things like the Google or Yahoo toolbars.
Additionally, Windows XP, service pack 2 has a pop up blocker now as part of
the operating system. to temporarily disable it, hold down the control key
immediately after selecting a web page.
Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Barber" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: Opening Websites in a New Window
> Some questions: First, are you using a recent version of JAWS? If he
> has a popup blocker going, have you disabled it? Otherwise, one thing
> you might try is when you come to one of these links, route JAWS to PC
> and then press Control plus Slash on the number pad and see if that
> doesn't work.
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: VICUG-L: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ted Chittenden
> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 9:22 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Opening Websites in a New Window
>
>
> HI to all.
>
> I recently changed from my long-time Dell PC with Windows ME to a used
> Compaq computer with Windows XP. For the most part, things have worked
> out well, but I do have a major problem.
>
> The problem is: when I go into http://www.radio-locator.com or
> http://www.npr.org or other sites that launch linked web addresses in a
> second window, I cannot get the second window to launch. I contacted
> the computer's previous owner, and he suggested I turn off Norton's
> Internet Security which I did (along with disabling Norton Antivirus),
> but it didn't help. I went into the folders menu in the Control panel
> and turned on and off the "Launch Folders in a Separate Process" to no
> avail. In the same menu, I turned on and off all three items relating
> to launching pairs of web pages to no avail. The previous owner had
> MSN's popup blocker installed. I exempted both websites and turned off
> the Popup blocker to no avail. I thought there might be something in
> the Customizable Internet Options Security Setting Customize settings
> area, but I looked through the list of items to disable and enable and
> found nothing that sounded like it could do what I wanted it to do. The
> former owner was very scared of viruses (he was using a DSL cable
> hookup), and the result is that the system contains several cleaning and
> antispy programs (including both AdAware and Microsoft's antispy program
> as well as Spybot). The former owner also has several versions of
> Firefox installed and Netscape Messenger loaded, bessides the Internet
> Explorer 6 with Service Pack 2 for Windows XP I am currently using.
>
> Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated, as I very
> much enjoy listening to NPR programming and am a heavy contributor to
> Radio-locator. If I hear nothing, I may be forced to contact Geeks on
> Call (and pay a nice premium) to resolve this issue.
>
> To all, thank you in advance for assisting me with this problem.
>
>
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