"George Z. Bush" <georgezbush@charter.net.nospam> wrote in message
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> Robert Aldwinckle wrote:
>> "George Z. Bush" <georgezbush@charter.net.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:uXElofwwHHA.4184@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I'm visiting my father and fixing the cumulative problems since my last
>>> visit. He's running Windows XP Home SP2 and I installed Internet Explorer 7
>>> last night. This is ****ed peculiar:
>>>
>>> We have two users on this machine; him and me. If I log in, I see the
>>> "normal" IE7 just as it exists on my home machine, which runs XP Pro SP2...
>>> I have three tabs to my home page and all operates as I think it should.
>>>
>>> If my father logs in, as you look across from top left to right, you see
>>> "Favorites Center", then "Add To Faqvorites", then "Home". There are no
>>> tabs; there is no way I can see to open a new tab. Now, there is a downward
>>> pointing arrow just to the immediate right of the "home" button. Clicking
>>> on it shows the three selections my father wanted to be tabs for his home
>>> page. If you click on any one of them there is no delay in opening... so
>>> it's as if it were functionally opening a previously loaded tab rather than
>>> opening a new window. Visually, it's as if you opened another window.
>>>
>>> We share the same firewall (ZoneAlarm Pro), the same anti-virus (Norton's
>>> Systemworks 2003), the same anti-spy (Windows Defender). For the life of
>>> me, I don't see why it works properly for one user but not another. Ideas?


The most likely cause is interference from other programs.
Have you tried No Add-ons mode? (Etc.)


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>>
>> Does that user have Enable Tabbed Browsing checked?
>> (Options, Advanced tab, Tabbed Browsing section)
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> Enable Tabbed Browsing IS checked for both users.
>
>
>> If not, perhaps that is how multiple home pages are handled then?



Have you tried toggling it? E.g. on your account so you can test
if it is the same symptom? Then toggle it twice on your father's account.
Do it using inetcpl.cpl with iexplore.exe not active.


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>
> When I downloaded and installed IE7 last night, I set up my father's screen
> before I did my own. His never showed any tabs. Then I logged in under my name
> and tabs were created as I would expect them considering my previous experience
> with my home machine.



It may help if you listed whatever else you are both using as add-ons
and accessories. This symptom sounds slightly familiar but I can't
remember any details. One thing I know though is that there are programs
which interfere in various ways which can not be controlled by No Add-ons
mode. One of the accessories from Google is an example.
So you might have to resort to some clean-boot troubleshooting techniques
to find a culprit.

Another alternative would be running ProcMon in both accounts
and comparing the differences in the traces. E.g. the Process event
trace might even be enough to show you differences as modules are
loaded, stacks built up, etc.


Good luck

Robert
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