IE6: Block Window for further use

[kaeserea]

Hello!

Is it possible to block a IE6 window for other applications than for the one which is currently active?

The reason I ask this:
We have a browser based application (we only use IE6 in our company no other browser). The user may work with it several hours during the day.
During his work he may have the application open (e.g. a form he fills in) then he changes to his mail client and maybe from an email clicks on an url which then opens the url in the last usered browser window. And if the last used browser window was the one with the form the user was about to fill in, the application is gone.

That's why I'd like to block the application's window for further use by other programms.

Does anybody know how to do it or whether this is possible at all?

Thanx
Eva

 

[Diancecht]

I'm not sure about this, but I think that if it's a web client, it will open the url in the last visited browser window within the current isntance.

So, if you execute the browser instead of getting a new window, it should work.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If your company has XP, I believe there is a setting which controls whether URLs are opened in a new instance of the browser, or one that is already open. That would be a better solution, IMHO.

Hope this helps,
Dan


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[Diancecht]

I guess that won't affect all aplications, will it?

For example, you can configure google to open links on another windows, and it chooses the last visited window on the same explorer instance.

Cheers,
Dian

 

[cmeagan656]

Is tools ->internet options on the advanced tab uncheck "reuse windows for launching shortcuts" what you're looking for?

Cheers.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

That's the one - I was wrong - you don't need XP - it's also available in Win 2K with IE6 as well.

Dan



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[kaeserea]

Hi all!

Thanx for all your tips! Unfortunately it doesn't work. We also phone someone at Microsoft and he told us that it isn't possible to block a window at all :-(

Best regards
Eva