Is it possible to automatically open several web pages as a tab group when
Vista starts - using IE8?

I have had three web pages in my startup folder, and with IE7 these usually
( but not always) started as a tab group.
With IE8 on Vista (and Windows7) the three web pages appear as three
separate Internet Explorer windows sessions.

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Michael Chare

"Michael Chare" <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote in message
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> Is it possible to automatically open several web pages as a tab group when
> Vista starts - using IE8?
>
> I have had three web pages in my startup folder, and with IE7 these
> usually ( but not always) started as a tab group.
> With IE8 on Vista (and Windows7) the three web pages appear as three
> separate Internet Explorer windows sessions.
>
> --
> Michael Chare[/color]
Open when Vista starts, or when IE starts?
Opening multiple pages when IE starts should be setup the same way in IE8 as
in IE7, regardless of OS.
You go to Internet Options, which you can find either under Tools on your IE
menu or under the Windows Control Panel, and type in your home page(s) on
the General tab.
You can enter multiple home pages, which should load on separate tabs.
If you're asking about loading web pages as a one time event, different from
your home page(s), there should be a way to do that also, which could be a
bit more technical.

"Eric" <someone@idontwantspam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Michael Chare" <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote in message
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>> Is it possible to automatically open several web pages as a tab group
>> when Vista starts - using IE8?
>>
>> I have had three web pages in my startup folder, and with IE7 these
>> usually ( but not always) started as a tab group.
>> With IE8 on Vista (and Windows7) the three web pages appear as three
>> separate Internet Explorer windows sessions.
>>
>> --
>> Michael Chare[/color]
> Open when Vista starts, or when IE starts?
> Opening multiple pages when IE starts should be setup the same way in IE8
> as in IE7, regardless of OS.
> You go to Internet Options, which you can find either under Tools on your
> IE menu or under the Windows Control Panel, and type in your home page(s)
> on the General tab.
> You can enter multiple home pages, which should load on separate tabs.
> If you're asking about loading web pages as a one time event, different
> from your home page(s), there should be a way to do that also, which could
> be a bit more technical.
>[/color]
Thanks for the reply. Let me restate my question:

When the PC finishes booting, I want it to start IE with a tab group of
three web pages (which are three different weather forecasts that I like to
watch).

If I start another IE window I would want it to begin with a single blank
Tab.


--
Michael Chare

Have you thought of three of the weather gadgets! They subtly tell the
temperature, cloudy, rainy, etc.
"Michael Chare" <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote in message
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> "Eric" <someone@idontwantspam.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Michael Chare" <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote in message
>> news:jaKdnSQO17eWne_XnZ2dnUVZ8umdnZ2d@pipex.net...[color=darkred]
>>> Is it possible to automatically open several web pages as a tab group
>>> when Vista starts - using IE8?
>>>
>>> I have had three web pages in my startup folder, and with IE7 these
>>> usually ( but not always) started as a tab group.
>>> With IE8 on Vista (and Windows7) the three web pages appear as three
>>> separate Internet Explorer windows sessions.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Michael Chare[/color]
>> Open when Vista starts, or when IE starts?
>> Opening multiple pages when IE starts should be setup the same way in IE8
>> as in IE7, regardless of OS.
>> You go to Internet Options, which you can find either under Tools on your
>> IE menu or under the Windows Control Panel, and type in your home page(s)
>> on the General tab.
>> You can enter multiple home pages, which should load on separate tabs.
>> If you're asking about loading web pages as a one time event, different
>> from your home page(s), there should be a way to do that also, which
>> could be a bit more technical.
>>[/color]
> Thanks for the reply. Let me restate my question:
>
> When the PC finishes booting, I want it to start IE with a tab group of
> three web pages (which are three different weather forecasts that I like
> to watch).
>
> If I start another IE window I would want it to begin with a single blank
> Tab.
>
>
> --
> Michael Chare[/color]

On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:14:19 +0100, "Michael Chare"
<MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote:

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>
>When the PC finishes booting, I want it to start IE with a tab group of
>three web pages (which are three different weather forecasts that I like to
>watch).
>
>If I start another IE window I would want it to begin with a single blank
>Tab.[/color]

Don't tweak IE - that will load the pages every time you start IE.

The simplest way to do it is to put some entries into your start-up
menu entry.

Try this:
Right Click on the Start Menu button and choose "Explore". This will
put bring up an explorer window looking at your start menu. Start MSIE
and navigate to the page you want to load at logon. Drag the icon to
the left of the URL in MSIE to the Start-Up folder in the Explorer.
Repeat for the other links. Make sure you use the Start-UP folder, not
the main start menu folder.

"+Bob+" <nomailplease@example.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:14:19 +0100, "Michael Chare"
> <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>
>>When the PC finishes booting, I want it to start IE with a tab group of
>>three web pages (which are three different weather forecasts that I like
>>to
>>watch).
>>
>>If I start another IE window I would want it to begin with a single blank
>>Tab.[/color]
>
> Don't tweak IE - that will load the pages every time you start IE.
>
> The simplest way to do it is to put some entries into your start-up
> menu entry.
>
> Try this:
> Right Click on the Start Menu button and choose "Explore". This will
> put bring up an explorer window looking at your start menu. Start MSIE
> and navigate to the page you want to load at logon. Drag the icon to
> the left of the URL in MSIE to the Start-Up folder in the Explorer.
> Repeat for the other links. Make sure you use the Start-UP folder, not
> the main start menu folder.
>
>[/color]
That should load 3 IE sessions on startup, not 3 pages in tabs.

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:24:20 -0400, "Eric" <someone@idontwantspam.com>
wrote:
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>
>"+Bob+" <nomailplease@example.com> wrote in message
>news:24j475pbqgtk7ik2spjh1ra1d1m0ajub2c@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:14:19 +0100, "Michael Chare"
>> <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>>
>>>When the PC finishes booting, I want it to start IE with a tab group of
>>>three web pages (which are three different weather forecasts that I like
>>>to
>>>watch).
>>>
>>>If I start another IE window I would want it to begin with a single blank
>>>Tab.[/color]
>>
>> Don't tweak IE - that will load the pages every time you start IE.
>>
>> The simplest way to do it is to put some entries into your start-up
>> menu entry.
>>
>> Try this:
>> Right Click on the Start Menu button and choose "Explore". This will
>> put bring up an explorer window looking at your start menu. Start MSIE
>> and navigate to the page you want to load at logon. Drag the icon to
>> the left of the URL in MSIE to the Start-Up folder in the Explorer.
>> Repeat for the other links. Make sure you use the Start-UP folder, not
>> the main start menu folder.
>>
>>[/color]
>That should load 3 IE sessions on startup, not 3 pages in tabs.
>[/color]

I tested it. You get three tabs.

"+Bob+" <nomailplease@example.com> wrote in message
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>
> On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:24:20 -0400, "Eric" <someone@idontwantspam.com>
> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>>"+Bob+" <nomailplease@example.com> wrote in message
>>news:24j475pbqgtk7ik2spjh1ra1d1m0ajub2c@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:14:19 +0100, "Michael Chare"
>>> <MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>When the PC finishes booting, I want it to start IE with a tab group of
>>>>three web pages (which are three different weather forecasts that I like
>>>>to
>>>>watch).
>>>>
>>>>If I start another IE window I would want it to begin with a single
>>>>blank
>>>>Tab.
>>>
>>> Don't tweak IE - that will load the pages every time you start IE.
>>>
>>> The simplest way to do it is to put some entries into your start-up
>>> menu entry.
>>>
>>> Try this:
>>> Right Click on the Start Menu button and choose "Explore". This will
>>> put bring up an explorer window looking at your start menu. Start MSIE
>>> and navigate to the page you want to load at logon. Drag the icon to
>>> the left of the URL in MSIE to the Start-Up folder in the Explorer.
>>> Repeat for the other links. Make sure you use the Start-UP folder, not
>>> the main start menu folder.
>>>
>>>[/color]
>>That should load 3 IE sessions on startup, not 3 pages in tabs.
>>[/color]
>
> I tested it. You get three tabs.[/color]


I get three separate windows! - using IE8 With IE7 I usually got three
Tabs.


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Michael Chare

On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 02:51:01 +0100, "Michael Chare"
<MunderscoreNEWS@chareDOTorg.uk> wrote:

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>>>[/color]
>>
>> I tested it. You get three tabs.[/color]
>
>
>I get three separate windows! - using IE8 With IE7 I usually got three
>Tabs.[/color]

Ah, MS to the rescue once again with inconsistency. I tested in IE7.