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For example, running Web outlook for our corporate email I used to be able to clcick on an email and it open in a seprate window for replying or reading. Now when I click it does nothing.
I've run all my AV tools, Spyware and cleaned out the hard drive of temprorary files and cookies and it still does the same. Also, have got the latest udates from microsoft (running Windows XP Home editon -fully registred copy).
Running out of ideas....
Look forward to hearing from you guys who know more than me...
Cheers,
Phil
Sounds like you've got a very aggressive pop-up blocker happening. They can occur in many kinds of software these days, and wherever your is, you should have an option to make the blocking less agggressive - so that it permits pop-ups when you click, but blocks the spontaneous pop-up windows that can drive you crazy.
Since you just updated, I would suspect the IE pop-up blocker first. Check on that by holding down crtl when you click on a link that should open in a new window. That bypasses IE's blocking when it's set to "high". If IE allows the pop-up when you hold ctrl, then you can customize the blocker's settings by going to:
TOOLS > INTERNET OPTIONS > PRIVACY
At the bottom of that panel should be your pop-up blocker settings.
If you still can't open a click in a new window, even holding down ctrl as you click, you can also try TOOLS > POP-UP BLOCKER to toggle the IE blocking on and off (all or nothing).
Still troubled? then look for other blocking applications you may have installed - toolbars, spam blocking, ISP software, etc and customize any of them that are set to an aggressively high level. Start by looking at the list under TOOLS > MANAGE ADD-ONS.
That will show you all the software that is interacting with IE, and you can toggle each one separately until you discover what application is making the trouble. But I would then suggest going into he application itself to change the settings, or else you may lose some other functionality you are counting on.
I don't think the current situation is sane, but it is what we have for now. A little while ago, the message went out that many consumers didn't like pop-up ads. Now every software maker tries to be helpful by addind a pop-up blocker to their application.
It's like someone yelled out "everyone in the pool" and they all jumped. Now the result of that fad is too many options to keep coordinated at times - especially when those apps "forget" your chosen settings for some reason.
You can search microsoft.com for a solution...
