Middle mouse button does not always open in new tab anymore

[Dominik]

Hi!



I am experiencing the problem that when I click with the middle mouse button

on a link (for example google search results) it does not always open it in a

new tab anymore. In about 20% of the cases it takes over the current tab

instead.



The same problem is explained here in german:

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...e8a-9ee527837f83&cat=&lang=de&cr=DE&sloc=&p=1



But since there was no answer found so far I decided to take it to the next

level (english community...).



The findings so far:



- it is not the mouse

- it is not a single PC (various PCs have been tested)

- it is not the Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 have been

tested)

- it is not the mouse-driver, the IE-Settings (new installation no add-ons)

and not due to security software



-> it must be connected to the mouse-button-function since the problem never

appears when using CTRL+Leftclick





Probably the problem was caused by a security update but so far it couldn't

be determinded which one and therefore it couldn't be confirmed that this is

the cause.





Any help is very appreciated!



Kind regards

Dominik

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

"Dominik" wrote in message

news:4EC3AFB7-086A-410C-917E-68C2C4090913@microsoft.com...

> Hi!

>

> I am experiencing the problem that when I click with the middle mouse

> button

> on a link (for example google search results) it does not always open it

> in a

> new tab anymore. In about 20% of the cases it takes over the current tab

> instead.

>

> The same problem is explained here in german:

> http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...e8a-9ee527837f83&cat=&lang=de&cr=DE&sloc=&p=1





and from another Dominic,



2/17/2010 3:00 PM PST

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...&p=1&tid=d3bb2150-cccb-43b7-844f-e3654071587f





BTW search on the MS Communities is FUBAR. I found this by knowing it was

there and going back to that date.





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>

> But since there was no answer found so far I decided to take it to the

> next

> level (english community...).

>

> The findings so far:

>

> - it is not the mouse

> - it is not a single PC (various PCs have been tested)

> - it is not the Windows (Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 have been

> tested)

> - it is not the mouse-driver, the IE-Settings (new installation no

> add-ons)

> and not due to security software

>

> -> it must be connected to the mouse-button-function since the problem

> never

> appears when using CTRL+Leftclick

>

>

> Probably the problem was caused by a security update but so far it

> couldn't

> be determinded which one and therefore it couldn't be confirmed that this

> is

> the cause.

>

>

> Any help is very appreciated!

>

> Kind regards

> Dominik

 

[bmason101]

Yes this is an annoying problem with IE 8 at the moment. Not sure if it

is any help to anyone, but if you rely on Tabbed Browsing. Hold down the

Left CTRL key and click on the link you want to tab browse, it's easier

than right clicking and selecting open in new tab. Hoepfully someone

finds the solution to this soon it drives me nuts.





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bmason101 wrote:

> Yes this is an annoying problem with IE 8 at the moment. Not sure if it

> is any help to anyone, but if you rely on Tabbed Browsing. Hold down the

> Left CTRL key and click on the link you want to tab browse, it's easier

> than right clicking and selecting open in new tab. Hoepfully someone

> finds the solution to this soon it drives me nuts.