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Do you find it annoying when you click on link in an email and it opens that link in an Internet Explorer (IE) window that you already had open?  If so, just follow the instructions below and email links will open in a new IE window.

1. Close any/all  Explorer windows that are open (both IE and Windows).

2. Go to the P drive and open the IE folder.

3. Double click on the newIEwindow.reg file.

4. Click the Yes button to confirm that you want to add the information to the registry.

5. Click the OK button on the window confirming that the information has been entered into the registry.

If you find that all of your favorites in Internet Explorer has disappeared, follow the instructions outlined here to recover them.

1. Close any/all  Explorer windows that are open (both IE and Windows).

2. Go to the P drive and open the IE folder.

3. Double click on the favorites.reg file.

4. Click the Yes button to confirm that you want to add the information to the registry.

5. Click the OK button on the window confirming that the information has been entered into the registry.

  Your favorites in Internet Explorer should be restored now.  Open Internet Explorer  and check to make sure.  If not call, or email,  the help desk for further assistance.

If you find that the right side of web pages are getting cut off when you print from Internet Explorer, try the following.

From the Internet Explorer menu:

1. Click on File-Page Setup

2. In the Margins box set both the right and left margins to 0

3. Click the OK button.

Note: The margins will automatically reset themselves to the smallest dimension allowed ( They will not stay set to 0).

This should keep the pages from being cut off when printed.