WXPnews: "How to Make IE Open Links in a New Window

If you have your browser open to a web site and you click a hyperlink in an email message, by default the new link opens in the browser you have open, taking you away from the page you already had open. If you'd rather have the new link open a new browser window so you can keep the original page in view, there are two ways to do so. One involves editing the Registry, so we'll show you the other, easier (and safer) way:

1. With Internet Explorer open, click the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
2. Click the Advanced tab.
3. In the Settings box, Navigate to the Browsing section.
4. Uncheck the checkbox labeled Reuse windows for launching shortcuts.
5. Click the OK button.

Now when you click a link in email or a Word document, it will open in a new window."